1820s-1830s: European Americans, African Americans and Mexicans settle in increasing numbers in Texas. Moses Austin and his son, Stephen, spearheaded colonization from the U.S.

Two centuries ago a part of the Neches River in Tyler County was the site of immigration tension on the border of what was Mexico's Texas territory. Learn more about Fort Terán's place in East ...

The Mexican-American War: Photos from the 1800s show a young nation's conflict Prominent American Civil War Generals Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Stonewall Jackson were among those who ...

The first time Tex-Mex was brought into Texas was around the 1800s, originating in South Texas. Since then many entrepreneurs and chefs have studied and learned the hybrid cuisine.

In honor of Black History Month, the Alamo is hosting a virtual event discussing how slavery evolved in Mexico, Texas, and the U.S. during the early 19th century.

South Texas is a mashup of Spanish, Mexican and American history and culture. The border town of Roma, founded in 1765 by Spanish colonists from Mexico, offers bicultural architecture preserved in ...

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the two-year Mexican-American War in 1848 and ceded present-day Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming to the United States.

Activists and teachers worked for years to get Mexican American Studies into Texas schools, but they don’t want the book the board of education is set to endorse.