The city hosted an event that featured an unveiling of a new welcome sign. Ahead of Juneteenth, Galveston, Texas, was recognized as being the original birthplace of the African American holiday. The ...

An ongoing legal battle playing out in Galveston County courts over the makeup of the Texas State Historical Association board could have a bearing on how the state’s history is taught and ultimately ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Knights of Momus Mardi Gras Parade began in 1871, until it was discontinued during World War II. Mardi Gras would not return to the Island until developer and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jack Johnson Park in Galveston is named after the first Black heavyweight champion in boxing, who was born on the island. Galveston is home to Texas' first high school for Black students and its first ...

The Port of Galveston celebrated the opening of its fourth cruise terminal on Friday, Nov. 7, with a terminal ribbon-cutting ...