The Angel of Goliad distinguished herself during the bloody months of the Texas Revolution with her compassion. The story of Francita Alavez's efforts to save Texan prisoners from execution by the ...

GOLIAD – Texas history buffs frequent the Presidio La Bahia and the Mission Espirito Santo or the nearby Fannin battlefield. “Remember Goliad,” became part of the Texas Revolution’s battle cry after ...

Goliad, Texas, isn’t on many people’s radar. I’ve lived in Texas my entire life, and I had never even heard of the town of 1,500 until writing about the Lone Star State became my job. However, I wish ...

Anyone who thinks he or she knows everything there is to know about a historic event is seriously mistaken. There is always something to be learned, and it’s not always “good.” I had that experience ...

The Mission Espiritu Santo, ablaze in white lights, has thrilled visitors at Christmas for more than two decades. But this holiday season, the lights are out. Officials say the decorations have ...

The written history on those ranches dates to the 19th century, but a large spread that was listed recently in South Texas by Republic Ranches, the Double Q Ranch in Goliad County, can claim not only ...

A version of this story ran in the May 2013 issue. For 28 years, Texans have been coming to Goliad, in March, to die. Dressed in authentic period uniforms, historical reenactors do battle outside the ...

Amid debate about Confederate flags, statues and like symbols, artist Christine Gilbert of Austin drew our attention by spreading the word about a claim on a state web page that the Texas Capitol ...