Texas history

Gov. Greg Abbott has made water a priority for this legislative session. Lawmakers will debate whether to invest more into new water supplies or repairing old, leaking pipes around Texas.

Senate Bill 10 passed late Wednesday on a party-line vote. Democrats condemned the measure as unconstitutional and a threat to religious liberty.

An emotional, 10-hour-long Texas House committee meeting Tuesday highlighted the stark divide between lawmakers and the public on the state's bail system, a legislative priority this session.

Texas State Historical Association members can’t agree on the makeup of the group’s board. And Executive Director J.P. Bryan, a descendant of Stephen F. Austin, is suing.

The Raza Unida candidate, and first person of Hispanic descent to appear on the Texas general election gubernatorial ballot, leaves behind a complicated legacy.

Native American People of the Plains and Beyond is a recently-formed group that wants to memorialize the area's deep history.

UT Austin professor Leonard Moore decided to take 25 years of classroom teaching to the world after the police killing of George Floyd.

Researchers document protest movements in Deep East Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Panhandle Plains and others that were "erased from the historical record."

The Texas Freedom Colonies Project is holding an event Saturday at the Bullock Museum in Austin to talk about Black settlements in Texas and how people can help preserve their history.

Before the second special session ended, lawmakers sent the GOP-backed bill for the governor's signature.