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A Kerrville man was reunited with a piece of WWII history Friday. His father’s wedding ring, recovered nearly 75 years after it vanished in a German...
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The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has denied a Confederate group's latest attempt to create a specialty license plate celebrating Confederate…
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William Henry Ellis was born a slave in Victoria, Texas, in 1864 — a year before slavery was abolished in the state. Ellis was able to take advantage of...
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At first, the results of Nabil Ayers' DNA test made him feel less black than ever. But months later, those results uncovered his ties to a unique and specific black experience.
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An advisory committee is expected to recommend today that the Texas State Board of Education remove the word "heroic" from social studies curriculum...
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A University of North Texas professor planned to give the world’s longest history lecture Friday and Saturday with the goal of earning a Guinness World…
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WEST COLUMBIA, Texas — Two people have been arrested for state jail felony theft after authorities say they tried to sell a piece of jewelry stolen from a…
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Twenty-five years ago, David Koresh brought an end to more than seven weeks of standoff between his Christian extremist sect and federal agents…
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History has molded Texas — literally — to form today's unmistakable shape with its sharp angles of the Panhandle, sweeping curves along Mexico and jagged…
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Texas was a very different place two centuries ago. It was home to roaming tribes and just a few permanent settlements. Researcher Sam Haynes of UT…
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A native Texan, Bessie Coleman escaped poverty and discrimination to soar to new heights as the first female aviator of African American and Native…
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William Madison McDonald is far from a household name these days, but he was a legend in his day. Born 150 years ago, McDonald is widely believed to have…