In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven groups successfully helped elect school board ...

Because of a lack of record keeping during the slavery era, tracking African American ancestry is a challenge. But a report from 1870 is opening the door for those looking into their past.

An East Texas Genealogical Society project is working ... Researchers trace the family histories using historical records like Slave Schedules, probate documents and tax records, then group ...

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, camels wandered the Sonoran Desert. How they got there, and what happened to ...

The Rise and Fall of an American Myth,” exploring how racism and the desire to practice slavery played roles in Texas history. That July, an event promoting the book was set for Austin’s ...

EAST LANSING ... awarded by a Texas jury to a white football coach who alleged that he was reassigned and demoted from a mostly Black high school because of his race. Sometimes, slavery precedents ...

Instead of happy endings, these ads offer readers something else: they serve as portals into "the lived experience of slavery." For instance, countering the "Lost Cause" myth that enslaved people were ...

At one point, its northern boundary was Harrisburg and much of what is called the East End today was considered part of ... 1872 to serve as a place to annually celebrate the end of slavery in Texas.

As the Grand Ole Opry turns 100, we’ve compiled a list of East Texans inducted as members. Throughout its history, many East ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Five federally-funded offices in East Texas have their leases terminated, according to the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. Those agencies are located in ...