Retired professor Stephen L. Hardin has written two standard books of Texas history, one about the revolution, another about ...

A popular motif in American culture since at least the 1836 Battle of the Alamo (during the Texas Revolution), it ... will not be greeted as liberators by flag-waving locals casting garlands ...

As he publishes a new book of Oasis images, legendary Melody Maker photographer Tom Sheehan reflects on four decades of ...

Located in San Antonio, the old Spanish mission became famous for the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas war for ...

The State of Texas has seven approved forms of identification ... Patterson Library – 1836 Parkway Dr (Community Room), Lubbock, 79403. Ransom Canyon City Hall (Council Chamber) – 24 Lee ...

Founded in 1718, the city long served as the capital of Mexico’s Tejas province until Texas won independence following the Battle of San Jacinto near Houston in 1836. The origins of ... a type of ...

When Texian delegates declared independence from Mexico in 1836 José Antonio Navarro of San ... given that Navarro supported slavery and the right of Texas to secede from “the nation with its flag of ...

Sheehan, chief photographer of Melody Maker, had flown to San Antonio, Texas, with writer Allan ... of the famous siege during the state’s 1836 armed secession from Mexico.

Texas lost that battle, but would later reclaim independence at the Battle of San Jacinto, becoming a self-governing republic in 1836 ... the garden (May 16). Six Flags Fiesta Texas has more ...

from 1836 to 1846. The ceremony drew several descendants of both families, including Wayne Alexander and his wife, Susan. The relatives received small Texas flags during the recognition. “None of us ...

Snell, a self-proclaimed history buff and a former history teacher, pointed out his swearing-in date coincided with the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto ... Steven Snell poses in front of the Texas flag ...