GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- June 19, 1865---It's the day freedom came to Texas and the birth of Juneteenth. Major General Gordon Granger and thousands of Union soldiers would arrive on the coast of ...

One does not expect to stumble across news about the Galveston Movement in the august pages of The New Yorker magazine. Discussion of this 20th-century resettlement campaign — a breakaway effort that ...

The Texas city was briefly known as “The Ellis Island of the West” thanks to Jacob Schiff. GALVESTON, Texas – More than a century ago, this busy Gulf Coast port and longtime vacation destination 50 ...

In 1900, a 16-foot storm surge from a historic hurricane devastated Galveston. Now, 125 year later, the community wants to commemorate the thousands of victims and the enduring spirit of the city. To ...