The ongoing cleanup of a tank farm at the charred Deer Park chemical plant has led to the cancellation of the annual Battle of San Jacinto commemorative ceremony, officials announced this week. The ...

BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) -- Today marks the 185th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. It was on this day in 1836 when Sam Houston and the Texas army defeated the Mexican army in a surprise attack.

LA PORTE, Texas — On April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston and his army defeated Santa Anna and his Mexican troops to earn Texas its independence. That freedom came at a price with hundreds of lives ...

Today is San Jacinto Day. On April 21, 1836, in a prairie next to what’s now the Houston Ship Channel, Sam Houston’s troops won the battle that seceded Texas from Mexico. But strangely, the Alamo — a ...

Hundreds of history reenactors — complete with cannons, horses, dogs, women, children and pyrotechnics — will recreate the events leading up to Texas winning its independence 178 years ago at the ...

LA PORTE, Texas — On April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston and his army defeated Santa Anna and his Mexican troops to earn Texas its independence. That freedom came at a price with hundreds of lives ...

If you’re planning a trip to Texas, you won’t want to miss the state’s many historic landmarks. From the Alamo, the site of a ...

Bugle calls and thundering cannons will fill the air Saturday at the old San Jacinto battlefield — the site where Sam Houston’s army won Texas’ freedom from Mexico — but this time the smoke and hubbub ...

They come from all over Texas, with their period-correct clothing and accoutrements, to bring history to life at different battlefields throughout Texas. Saturday you’ll find reenactors at the San ...

On the morning of November 11, 1899, the men of the 33rd Regiment U.S. Volunteer Infantry moved south toward San Jacinto. In their path was a series of irrigation ditches, water features, and rice ...