By Ken Bridges / Special to the Herald Democrat The Civil War era produced many interesting figures in Texas History. Among them was Samuel B. Maxey, a lawyer, Confederate general, and U. S. Senator.

In the latest Texas history column, Ken Bridges looks back on the interesting life of Samuel B. Maxey, who made his own ...

By Gene Printz Throughout European history, England, France and Spain were warring rivals, and often struggled over ...

Come November, Texas voters will decide on 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution. Only lawmakers can place ...

Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan has appealed his extradition from Australia to the United States. He appeared in ...

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book We Survived the Night, Julian Brave Noisecat takes us inside the negotiations that ...

Israel says it expects all of the living hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be released Monday, while Palestinians on Sunday ...

The Heart of Dixie Although Alabama doesn’t have an official nickname, the nickname that’s most commonly used is “Heart of Dixie,” according to the Alabama state archives. Others include the Cotton ...

Israel and Hamas agreed to the "first phase" of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday.

A Texas man has been arrested for fatally shooting an Indian student at a gas station Friday night before going on a rampage. The Fort Worth Police Department responded to a call at around 8:45 p.m.

A missing teenage girl was found to be working at a Texas nightclub, and was being sexually abused by the man accused of hiring her, investigators say. Nov. 2024 ...