A new book finds that Galveston's business and political elite undermined the promise of "absolute equality" that we ...

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

This year's Juneteenth celebrations from Houston to Galveston and beyond could include rain and even storms. If you have ...

Multiple Houston media outlets are reporting former President Joe Biden may be visiting Galveston Thursday to ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden was expected to attend the Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island Thursday.

Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

Former president Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

One-hundred twenty people selected by the congregation of. Reedy Chapel AME will be pre-approved to enter the chapel, 2013 ...

Juneteenth marks the moment Union troops arrived in Galveston to enforce emancipation, freeing a quarter million enslaved people in Texas in 1865. The Standard's Sean Saldana reports on how the city ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden might be a special guest at a Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island. It ...