Ken Bridges is a writer, historian and native Texan. He holds a doctorate from the University of North Texas. Bridges can be ...

Lamar volunteered for the Texas army immediately, initially serving as a private. As the Mexican Army approached San Jacinto in April 1836, Lamar led a daring raid to rescue to fellow Texas ...

Tre Johnson scored 17 points to help Texas hold off Saint Joseph's 67-58 in the championship game of the UKG Legends Classic at the Barclays Center ...

Madison Booker scored 25 points to lead No. 4 Texas over Tarleton State 83-41. Booker, an Associated Press preseason All-American, scored 20 in the first half, pacing Texas to a ...

Before joining the United States, the Republic of Texas existed as an independent nation from 1836 to 1846. A poll of 814 eligible Texan voters conducted earlier this year for Newsweek found that ...

The City of Lubbock and the Lubbock Public Library have released a schedule of events from November 18-22. Read the full list ...

as it was briefly from 1836-46. A survey conducted earlier this year for Newsweek by Redfield & Wilton Strategies found that 27 percent of registered U.S. voters supported Texas breaking away from ...

A bronze replica of the Victory or Death letter written by Lt. Col. William Barret Travis at the Alamo will go on permanent ...

The Texas Land Commissioner announced the Red River ... Surveying has been a vital part of the GLO since the establishment of this agency in 1836." In a press release regarding the move, it ...

"We're closer than ever to securing a vote on Texas independence." Texan nationalists want the Lone Star State to break away from the United States and become a fully independent nation, as it was ...

Mirabeau B. Lamar was a man of talent and imagination but also one with a complicated legacy. He was the third president of the Republic of Texas, just a few ...