The Galveston chapter of the NAACP is writing in support of the proposal to save L.A. Morgan Elementary School and renovate ...

LaGrange plans to add Juneteenth as an official paid holiday for city employees. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, marking the end of ...

The Texas Longhorns First Four March Madness matchup with Xavier is a huge game for the UT program. A loss to the Musketeers would most likely cost coach Rodney Terry his job. It would also be the ...

State Rep. Terri Leo Wilson put forth in the Texas Legislature House Concurrent Resolution 6 to designate Galveston as the ...

Juneteenth commemorates the pivotal day of June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas were freed, marking their ...

A recent Grammy-award winning group will be at this year’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Jubilee, the Cool Spring Downtown District announced Thursday. This year’s celebration will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Black Expo’s “Juneteenth on the Ohio River” will return at 4 p.m. June 21 in English Park. This will be OBE’s eighth Juneteenth celebration overall, following its debut program in 2018. Juneteenth ...

The Owensboro Black Expo’s “Juneteenth on the Ohio River” will return at 4 p.m. June 21 in English Park. This will be OBE’s eighth Juneteenth celebration overall, following its debut ...

A Houston suburb has been named one of the best places to live in the U.S. according to a recent ranking—and it's not the only Texas city in the top 10. The Woodlands, a suburban community just ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined other leaders from across the nation at the White House moments before President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to abolish the Department of Education ...

A House committee Wednesday approved a bill making Juneteenth an Alabama state holiday after the sponsor removed a provision that would have required state employees to choose between that holiday ...

Texas, isolated and resistant, held onto slavery. It wasn’t until June 19, 1865 — more than two years ... That day, now known as Juneteenth, became a celebration of freedom and resilience.