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The impact on UTPB remains unclear after Gov. Rick Perry signed an ambitious bill designed to make Texas more competitive by adding to the number of research universities in the Lone Star State.

The events of April 21, 1836, when the Texas army defeated Santa Anna's troops at San Jacinto, captured the attention of all Texans for weeks afterward, and for a time the man historian Clarence Wharton called 'The Phantom Dr.

The first 'glimpse' of Dr. Benjamin Harrison's presence in Brazoria County during the days of the Texas Revolution came in 'The Diary of William Fairfax Gray, from Virginia to Texas, 1835-1837.' Gray's diary stated that Harrison, who had been reported to have been massacred at Victoria, instead had been taken prisoner, then released and actually ...

Monday, June 1st was the last day of the 81st Legislative Session. Over the next several weeks I will talk about some of the bills that were passed during this session.

The 55th Annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled for Aug. 3-5 at Texas A&M University in College Station, reports Blair Fannin, Texas AgriLife Extension communications specialist.

Austin College is now accepting applications for the tuition-free Center for Southwester and Mexican Studies 2009 Summer Institute for Gifted and Talented High School Students, with successful students receiving academic credit for two college courses .

On April 17, 1836, a bedraggled group of men reached a point on a road that was a proverbial "fork in the road." These men had been enduring rain, mud and numerous insects.

If the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836, was the consummation of the marriage of rebels in the revolution that won Texians their freedom, the act that gave birth to their desired offspring and secured that freedom was the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21 that year.

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is inviting the public to an open house of its new office in Palestine.

Photo Credit: frank tilley/advocate photo editor Mexican riflemen open fire upon the forces of James Fannin during the Goliad re-enactment of the March 20, 1836 battle.

The thundering sounds of muskets and cannon ball discharges filled the air at the Presidio La Bahia in Goliad Saturday afternoon.

March 25, 2009 - 10:27 p.m. Environmentalists and state legislators are calling for a temporary moratorium on proposed coal plants, including the proposed coal plant expansion in Goliad County.

In the early 1990s a branch of the University of Texas at Austin took over control of the Sam Rayburn Library.

Next weekend, family members will be gathering at the Angel of Goliad Plaza in Goliad for the annual laying of the wreath at the statue of the Angel of Goliad.

Environmental groups will fight Fannin's coal plant expansion plans at a contested case hearing set to begin on Oct.

On this day in 1836, Texas declared itself independent from Mexican rule. The Texas Declaration of Independence was produced under extreme pressure because the Battle of the Alamo was under way.

Brain Hemorrhage Introduction Jaroslaw Aronowski, PhD Lewis B. Morgenstern, MD From the Department of Neurology , The University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Houston, Tex; and the Department of Neurology ...

In 1936, Texas commemorated 100 years of independence from Mexico by erecting a monument to the officers and soldiers who fell at the massacre at Goliad.

On Thursday this week, the Texas Speaker of the House announced committee assignments.

January 31, 2009 - 10:00 p.m. One driver wouldn't stop for law enforcement in a pursuit through three counties that ended when the vehicle fell into a harbor.