History Out-Takes – Discover Texas

A Most Uncivil War

In the 1830s, Great Britain ended their practice of human slavery without bloodshed, but...

Actually, we’re not quite sure when James Bowie was born, but probably April 10,...

Riddle: How can a war end before it begins? Answer: On the calendar! From an official...

Texas first joined the United States as the 28th sovereign state in the Union...

Sam Houston’s Texas Army has on the move for almost two weeks, but their progress...

Col. James Fannin surrendered to the Mexican General Urrea on March 20, 1836 after...

The Battle of Coleto Creek was extremely significant to the cause of the Texas...

There are several interesting footnotes to the Texas Revolution. One concerns the “Twin Sisters.”...

Colonel James Fannin was a man with great potential . . . and an...

About the same time as the Alamo was under siege, Mexico’s General Jose de...