A photographer’s journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous role in Black history A view of the Absolute Equality Mural celebrating ...

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 ...

An artist is drawing in local history for an international stage.

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Hurricane of 1900 that struck Galveston was an unspeakable tragedy that may have killed as many as 8,000 people, although the exact toll will never be known. However, there’s ...

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 ...

When Anthony Griffin rides his bike through Galveston's Strand Historic District, he can't shake the feeling he's seeing ghosts. His mind's eye wanders 180 years in the past. He imagines the slaves ...