The Texas Lottery Commission and its former director are under scrutiny after they allegedly helped a single entity win a $95 million Lotto Texas Jack...

If you’re like me, maybe you've never had a close relationship with your extended family growing up. Sure, maybe you saw them every now and then, but ...

On Feb. 17, 1848, Thomas Jefferson Rusk stepped out of Sam Houston’s giant shadow long enough to give his maiden speech in the United States Senate, a...

It’s a Friday night after a long, exhausting week of work. I cozy up on the couch and turn to one of my guilty pleasures. As I scroll through my menta...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has released his top 25 legislative priorities as the legislative session gets underway, The Texas Tribune reported. They include...

After almost a century of standing watch on the border, Fort Clark was deactivated on Feb. 9, 1946 and turned into, of all things, a dude ranch.  Hell...

On Feb. 4, 1896, three days after her drunk of a husband threatened her with a butcher knife, Matilda Brown Sweeney moved back home to Ashton Villa wh...

I don’t know about you, but I’ve about had it with winter. Don’t get me wrong, the cooler temperatures were nice for a moment; a welcome reprieve from...

Growing up, I dreamed of being a Disney princess. Aurora, aka "Sleeping Beauty," was my favorite, with Ariel, "The Little Mermaid," being a close runn...

Gene Austin, the original crooner whose recordings sold 86 million copies in the Twenties and Thirties, lost his battle with lung cancer on Jan. 24, 1...