The Republic of Texas holds a unique place in American history as a short-lived independent nation. In this special four-part blog post series, I will be diving into the intriguing world of the ...

One Texas Republican state House member wants to create a “patriotic” education project to celebrate the Lone Star State—and whitewash its ugly past. According to Representative Tan Parker, the ...

With chatter about Texas leaving the union on the rise, two new books remind us what it was like the last time we tried to go it alone. Others, though—including many Texans involved in wresting the ...

Fittingly, it rises on one of the most historic hills in Austin. The new Republic of Texas History Center, built by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a lineal group, stands on Robertson Hill ...

Not only did the huge Hispanic turnout on Election Day help return President Obama to the White House; it has also lifted Democratic hopes about what just a few years ago was inconceivable: a blue ...

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced this week that an 1844 map of the Republic of Texas by noted early-day mapmaker Carl Flemming has been donated to the state by a Kerrville couple, who ...