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

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

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

This column was originally published on April 15, 1955.

A big explosion in Northwest Austin injured six people and damaged or destroyed several homes. It was not the first or the ...