The sun wasn’t up yet when a dozen people began to gather on Wednesday at an all-Black cemetery in this South Texas border ...

U.S. Supreme Court ruling still influences American jurisprudence, highlighting the ongoing impact of slavery laws on ...

Henry “Box” Brown’s idea to ship his way to freedom might have been the most successful disappearing act of all time.

She said she was drawn to South Texas after reading an article about the Underground Railroad and a cemetery that holds the remains of a family that helped slaves cross from what is now Pharr ...

The Alamo, where the defeat of Texas revolutionaries by Mexican forces inspired an iconic battle cry, marks its 189th anniversary on Thursday.

Texas was still a Mexican state that outlawed slavery, but the Baptists brought slaves and the institution of slavery with them, and Texas became an independent republic in 1836. Baylor’s first ...

But she was soon finding currency in a whole new realm — unearthing the untold gold mine of Texas Black history. She came upon the Library of Congress archives, wherein the WPA “Slave ...

Washington-on-the Brazos had the opportunity to showcase its Barrington Plantation on Saturday as the state of Texas ...

Crockett made the remark on Sunday morning’s “State of the Union” program on CNN, hosted by left-leaning anchor Jake Tapper, ...

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration ...

House Bill 2548 would limit mention of race, gender or sexuality in modern life in required courses. It's one of several ...