The Texas Historical Commission took over the site two years ago, so even if you’ve been to the house before they invite you ...

Texas flags are half-staff through sunset Friday to observe the death of former Railroad Commissioner of Texas, ... She also ran as an independent candidate for governor in 2006, ...

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Texas State Rep. Bryan Slaton has introduced a bill that would put a referendum on Texas secession on the ballot in 2024. The bill has been condemned by other lawmakers in Texas, with one calling ...

A Black Texas high school student who has been suspended for more than a month over the length of his locs hairstyle has been referred to an alternative school, according to a notice sent to his ...

The University of Texas will end its Flags program effective immediately, eliminating its graduation requirements for cultural diversity, global cultures, ethics, quantitative reasoning ...

The first time Kenneth Bitz drove past the newly constructed auditorium in LaPoynor Independent School District southwest of Tyler in 2017, he was offended. He saw three flagpoles — one for the ...

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FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth ISD student made history this week and became the first ever women's varsity flag football signee in Texas, according to Texas Wesleyan University officials.

The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District has removed depictions of Virginia's state flag over the drawing of the Roman goddess Virtus' bare breast, according to a report.

A story that caught our eye claims a Texas school district has banned a history lesson about Virginia's state flag because it shows an exposed breast.

One flag won't represent a country at all, though. The teal flag that reads, "AIN," represents independent athletes, with nearly three-dozen heading to Paris without representing a particular country.