A coalition of civil rights groups in Atlanta is using this year's Super Bowl to help kick off a renewed "war on the Confederacy," in a fight to remove Confederate monuments around the nation. Austen ...

Calling the celebration of Confederate Heroes Day a "constant reminder" of a horrible past, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, on Wednesday called for Texas to end its commemoration as a state ...

Calling the celebration of Confederate Heroes Day a “constant reminder” of a horrible past, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, on Wednesday called for Texas to end its commemoration as a state ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Most Texans are aware of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is observed on the third Monday of January each year. But many may be unaware of the quite different state holiday that is ...

PALESTINE, Texas In a dramatic turn of events Monday evening, the Confederate flag that was raised Friday over the Anderson County Courthouse in East Texas was taken down. The symbol of pride to some.

AUSTIN — One day before the 216th anniversary of the birth of Robert E. Lee, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson said it's finally time for Texas to put an end to the state holiday enacted 50 years ago that ...

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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A yearly Texas tradition honoring Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and other Confederate officials is once again under fire. Texas Rep. Jarvis Johnson, Dist. 139, says he’ll introduce ...

Dozens of Confederate memorials around the United States were taken down on the heels of a 2015 mass shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, carried out by American white supremacist ...

Sisters Aniyah, 18, and Erinn, 16, in a photo with their mother, La' Toya Mayberry on Aug. 6, 2025 in Midland. (Eli Hartman For The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman For The Texas Tribune) Subscribe to The Y ...