(TEXAS TRIBUNE) Texas has more than 180 public symbols of the Confederacy, with dozens of monuments dedicated during or after the Civil Rights era. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center — a ...

On the eve of Texas Independence Day, it's a good time to look at our state's plethora of official symbols. They range from the beloved, such as the official state nickname, Lone Star State, to the ...

EVADALE, Texas (AP) — A few Texas school districts are under scrutiny for using Confederate symbols that backers say stand for tradition but critics believe are in support of racism. The Rev. Kyev ...

Texans like being on the big stage. Just think of Tommy Tune dancing across a Broadway set. Or envision Roger Clemens staring down batters from atop the pitcher’s mound at Yankee Stadium. Even modest ...

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AUSTIN - The state bird? OK, that's an easy one, the mockingbird. The state flower? The bluebonnet, of course. But what about the state flower song? Or the state dinosaur? Those may have been left out ...

On the eve of Texas Independence Day, it's a good time to look at our state's plethora of official symbols. They range from the beloved, such as the official state nickname, Lone Star State, to the ...

Every session, Texas legislators get saturation coverage butting heads in debates over education, crime and politically correct redistricting. Behind the scenes, unreported by the media, lawmakers ...

Among the Texas Legislature's important business, elected officials vote on resolutions like the official social media hashtag for the state. Yes, Texas has an official hashtag. It actually has three ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Did you know that peach cobbler is the official state cobbler of Texas? Or that Texas blue topaz is the official state gem? Or that petrified palmwood is the official state stone of ...

A few Texas school districts are under scrutiny for using Confederate symbols that backers say stand for tradition but critics believe are in support of racism. The Rev. Kyev Tatum, president of the ...