A group of Franklin County residents is fighting against what some call an invasion of industrial solar sites. They believe ...

An American trader and filibuster, Philip Nolan, enters northeast Texas to hunt for wild horses. Spanish troops from Nacogdoches capture Nolan and his party. To ward off other encroachments ...

On this date in Texas history, Vince Young scampered past the USC defense as the Longhorns claimed their fourth national ...

QUESTION: When I looked online, I saw that the Wichita, Tawakoni, Kitsai and Caddo Indians had once settled in the East Texas ...

Texas history, artwork and artists are the focus of two exhibits on display now at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center.

Kilgore College and the East Texas Oil Museum recently hosted the second annual East Texas History Summit, inviting guests to ...

But none of these fall into the category of the harder-to-find "historic ranch"—a property either passed down from generation to generation or with deep ties to the state's history. Some ...

Ken Bridges is a writer, historian and native Texan. He holds a doctorate from the University of North Texas. Bridges can be reached by email at [email protected].