Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many men in history are brought high by their ambitions, only to fall from their vices. Louis Wigfall, an attorney, legislator, ...

MARSHALL, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – The state of Missouri never seceded from the Union of States during the Civil War. Most Missouri soldiers fought for the Union Army, but tens of thousands of Missouri ...

The Confederate Veterans Home in Austin did not close until 1954, when Civil War veteran Thomas Riddle died of pneumonia at the age of 107. Courtesy Richard Selcer Today, most people realize it’s ...

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Odds are, last Thursday’s state holiday came and went without most Texans noticing it. It’s a measure of progress that few Texans celebrate Confederate Heroes Day. But there it is, a stain on the ...

A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday on whether a Texas state board violated the free-speech rights of a group that petitioned for a customized license plate featuring the ...

Many men in history are brought high by their ambitions, only to fall from their vices. Louis Wigfall, an attorney, legislator, and later U. S. Senator from Texas, had many advantages in his life.