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
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 annual Live Chalk Art Fundraiser will take place at Tamina Park on May 31. (Photo courtesy of Tamina Cemetery)
Tamina Cemetery hosts annual Memorial Day event to raise funds for restoration
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
The Tamina Sweet Rest Cemetery is in the process of receiving a historic designation. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)
Tamina Cemetery seeks historic marker designation, drainage solutions
Staff members will lead virtual tours in real time at The Alamo. (Courtesy The Alamo)
Remember the Alamo through virtual tours
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
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
Children watch a pioneer demonstration at the Heritage Museum. (Courtesy Heritage Museum of Montgomery County)
Heritage Museum of Montgomery County celebrates 35th anniversary
George Mitchell is the founder of The Woodlands. (Courtesy George's Coffee Club)
The history behind The Woodlands: A look at south Montgomery County across the decades
HISTORY: Learn about George Mitchell’s namesake buildings and institutions in The Woodlands
Wunsche Brothers Saloon was built in 1902 in present-day Old Town Spring.
Old Town Spring's historic Wunsche Bros. Cafe & Saloon plans for fall reopening
From left, municipal Judge Marilyn Rodgers, Oak Ridge North council members Bill Neill and John Planchard, Secretary Sandy Coleman, Mayor Fred Wagner and Council Member Tom Coale celebrate an earlier city anniversary.
Oak Ridge North City marks 40 years on the map as municipality
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
Conroe Public School was constructed in 1893 in the southeastern area of Conroe.
Conroe ISD marks 126 years of education in Montgomery County
What to expect in Texas' voting rights court fights in 2018