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Sam Houston, soldier and revolutionary, lived among the Cherokee, served as governor of Texas and Tennessee, and played a vital role in the founding of Texas.

After the fall of the Alamo, the Battle of San Jacinto clinched freedom for the newly formed Republic of Texas.

Paul Wellman's history books provide exciting, insightful accounts of the taming and settling of the great Southwest. The author's work is superbly documented.

In 1822, the young lawyer, Stephen Austin, led a group of settlers to establish a colony in what would later become the State of Texas.

Thirty-fourth president Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, called many places home. These places included numerous Army bases and, of course, the White House.

Emily D. West, the Yellow Rose of Texas, is someone of legend who helped the Texans to win the Battle of San Jacinto and lives in Texan history as a great heroine.

Despite their widely different backgrounds, Jackson and Roosevelt have a number of significant similarities in their public careers.

Forget the price of gas - Texas is always entertaining and diverse. What other state offers such a diversity of food, culture and pleasures for both humans and aliens?

Information for attending the 10 day January event in the Reliant Center at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas.

Irish Dreamer, Bill Place, Crafty Bear, Summer Doldrums, Joe Got Even, Wollaston Bay, Sir Five Star, Sir Whimsey won and finished on the board. None went to the Derby.

Bill Longley: Texas gun-fighter, killer, western outlaw, and murderer of numerous blacks in Texas.

A ragged bunch of frontiersmen outsmarted Santa Anna's Mexican Army by taking advantage of an afternoon siesta. Their courage and quick thinking forever benefited Texas.

Helen Keller has ousted Confederate officer Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall collection, but the building abounds in Confederate heroes.

From the University of Texas Tower at one end of Congress St. to Stevie Ray Vaughan's statue and bat tours at the other end, Austin offers the visitor a whole mixed bag.

"Haunting" began, in earnest, with poltergeist activity. Voice came next; then came death. This appears to be the unique case of such an ending.

On April 12, 1861, the American Civil War began, but the crisis was in motion long before the guns awakened.

Hiking through the woods beats sweltering in city heat. These five dog-friendly trails offer escapes just a short drive from Houston.

They left their homeland in search of freedom and a better quality of life. What they faced during a time of war was dramatically different.

Pioneer of The Nile and The Pamplemousse match up in California's Santa Anita Derby. Musket Man is in Illinois. I Want Revenge and Imperial Council meet in New York.

From Santa Anna and the Alamo, to the reclaimed and restored River Walkway and the NBA Champion Spurs, San Antonio introduces visitors to the best of the west in Texas.

With just days before the 2009 NFL Draft, here's a look by position of the potential draftees, starting first with the Top 10 quarterbacks.

Houston Astros, Rockets and Aeros, Six Flags Water World, Houston Heights and River Oaks Boulevard, bluebonnets, harbor sights and hubble telescope are city's big treats.

The rolling green hills and rivers of Texas Hill Country offer travelers a blend of history, food, wine, music, culture and outdoor adventure.

Excitement is building for the 2009 NFL draft, which will take place on April 24th and 25th in New York.

Who will rise at Churchill Downs? Can Giant Moon, or Yankee Bravo, or Texas Wildcatter, or Isabull squeeze into the field and snatch the bouquet of roses?

Traditionally, Texas' Civil War experiences excluded those of black slaves even though they were also first-hand witnesses.

In 1838, members of the Killough family were killed by what was believed to be a group of rogue Cherokee Indians. A few months later the Cherokee were decimated.

While Major Stakes and Handicap Races abound this weekend, minor allowance races also provide excitement and great opportunity.

Discover all the wonderful things you can do in the month of March.

In the weeks following the Battle of the Alamo, 342 Texian soldiers held captive in Goliad, Texas were executed on the orders of General Santa Anna.

Lyndon Baines Johnson, who would later become the 36th President of the United States, began his career as a teacher in Texas before moving on to politics.

The accuracy of Gann's market predictions raised him to legendary status among his peers and his life achievements are still revered by traders today.