There are many books depicting the history of the Texas Revolution for Independence from Mexico. None, however, may be as important as “Newell’s History of the Texas Revolution — Come and Take It.” It ...

This week on The Bookmark,James Aalan Bernsen, author of The Lost War for Texas: Mexican Rebels, American Burrites, and the Texas Revolution of 1811. We’ll be talking about this overlooked first war ...

"The Lost War for Texas" tells story of conflict 25 years before the Alamo, when Anglos and Tejanos stood together against the Spanish Empire AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new book by ...

The shot heard around the world, well, at least in Texas, was fired in Gonzales, a 7,000-person town about 70 miles southeast of Austin. It was here that the now-famous phrase “Come and Take It” was ...

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 ...

The Texas Revolution began at Copano five miles east of the present town of Bayside. The port at Copano, with 18 feet of water, was the deepest harbor in the western Gulf. Ships could anchor in the ...

SAN ANTONIO – Way before the Battle of the Alamo or Battle of San Jacinto, Tejanos were actively trying to gain their independence and become a free republic. By 1778, San Antonio had become the ...