HISTORY
According to the Katy Heritage Society, at 177 feet tall, the J.V. Cardiff & Sons rice dryer was the tallest in the country when it opened in 1966. (Courtesy Cardiff Rice Dryer)
Historic Katy rice dryer to be restored; Conroe shelter accused of abuse and more top Houston-area news
(From right) JD Doyle, Sara Fernandez and Kirk Baxter are the founders of The Banner Project. (Courtesy Kirk Baxter)
Traveling installation tells the story of Houston’s LGBTQ history
The text of General Order No. 3, which Gordon Granger issued from Galveston in June 1865 to explicitly liberate enslaved Black Texans, runs across the bottom of the mural. (Colleen Ferguson/Community Impact Newspaper)
‘I am filled’: Houston-Galveston area celebrates first Juneteenth as federal holiday
The No. 4141 locomotive, designed by the Union Pacific Railroad Corp. to match Air Force One in 2005, traveled through the North Houston area in December 2018 carrying the body of President George H.W. Bush to College Station. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)
Locomotive that carried body of President George H.W. Bush finds home in College Station
This will be the 43rd annual event known as the nation’s original MLK Day parade sanctioned by Martin Luther King Sr. in 1978. (Courtesy Black Heritage Society)
Houston’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade goes virtual for 2021 event
Volunteers Hunter Pyle and Eddie Pierce, along with missionaries from the Church of Jesus Chirst of Latter-Day Saints, kept the wood chipper going all day to fill the dumpster. (Courtesy John Meredith)
Volunteers make progress restoring historic Black cemetery in Conroe
The Humble Museum has set a grand opening date. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Humble Museum sets grand opening date at new location
Staff members will lead virtual tours in real time at The Alamo. (Courtesy The Alamo)
Remember the Alamo through virtual tours
Volunteers began moving pieces into the renovated space in March. The new Humble Museum is projected open this fall, officials said. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Get a sneak peak inside the new Humble Museum before it opens
The Smithsonian Institution operates a number of museums in Washington, D.C. The most recent one built is the National Museum of African American History and Culture, pictured here. (Courtesy Smithsonian Institution)
Sen. John Cornyn's Smithsonian museum for American Latinos bill passes House vote
Charles Cunningham hopes to get the Humble Pipeyard Cemetery a historical landmark status within two years. (Trevor Nolley/Community Impact Newspaper)
Humble Pipeyard Cemetery seeks historic landmark status
Locals support Black Lives Matter on June 2. (Nola Z. Valente/Community Impact Newspaper)
Q&A: Houston area expert speaks on institutionalized racism, racial trauma, protests
Union General Gordon Granger came to Galveston in 1865 to announce the liberation of enslaved people in Texas; a nine-foot-tall statue of Granger is visible when driving along Broadway Avenue J, one of Galveston’s busiest streets. (Graphic by Justin Howell/Community Impact Newspaper)
National Juneteenth holiday has Houston-Galveston roots
Kingwood celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Kingwood celebrates 50th anniversary, still offers same small-town feel
Children watch a pioneer demonstration at the Heritage Museum. (Courtesy Heritage Museum of Montgomery County)
Heritage Museum of Montgomery County celebrates 35th anniversary
The train carrying the remains of former President George H.W. Bush passes through the city of Magnolia.
SLIDESHOW: George H.W. Bush funeral train passes through Spring, Magnolia on way to final resting place
What to expect in Texas' voting rights court fights in 2018
Daylight saving time begins March 12.
4 things to know about daylight saving time this Sunday, March 12