The event starts at the pavilion, 416 6th St. N., with a group photo of 1947 disaster survivors, followed by an 11 a.m. memorial ceremony.

On the morning of April 16, 1947, the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history occurred in Texas City when a small fire ...

This editorial was originally published in The Galveston Daily News on April 19, 1947. It’s reprinted here to mark the 78th ...

French cargo ship in Galveston Bay exploded, killing nearly 600. It spawned first big class-action lawsuit against U.S. government ...

Texas City explosions killed at least 576 people and destroyed at least 1,000 buildings. FOX 26's Jade Flury spoke to a ...

Then the line went dead. For us, that's how the Texas City disaster began. There was no freeway then. At Dickinson, the sky was black with smoke from blazing tanks of crude oil, gasoline ...