Jean Lafitte’s last rival left Galveston on Jul. 8, 1817 leaving the self-proclaimed “President” of Texas in complete control of the island. Whether the famous pirate really made that outlandish claim ...

Scott Joplin was an early musician who transformed much of the landscape of popular music in the early 1900s.  Though many ...

Wealthy Texans would benefit heavily from President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," getting new tax breaks of little use to ...

The Rhea County Courthouse has become and remained an important historical site since the notorious Scopes trial. Still, to ...

“ [Reinhold] Niebuhr was right: The art of politics consists of directing rationally the irrationalities of men. But when neither people nor leaders are willing to face reality, look out, ...

Over more than a decade, Doyle has turned his website, Houston LGBT History, into one of the most comprehensive online ...

We’ve had transformative growth without losing what makes this place special” — John Sharp steps down Monday after 14 ...