The local bus, METRORail, Park & Ride and curb2curb services will stay on a regular weekday schedule. The METRO HOV/HOT lanes ...

One of America's newest federal holidays takes place Thursday, and government offices and some businesses will close their ...

HOUSTON — Juneteenth celebrates the historical day of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed ...

Houston Juneteenth Urban Takeover will offer four parties and additional events throughout the weekend to celebrate the ...

The Houston Grand Opera is stepping out of the Wortham Theater and into Emancipation Park Tuesday night for a powerful ...

Just 50 miles from Galveston Island, two community leaders are carrying the torch of freedom through affordable housing, ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee Day” or “Freedom Day” and gathered in homes, parks and communities to ...

The Galveston Police Department requested additional personnel from the sheriff's office to assist with dignitaries planning ...

Houstonians gathered at Hermann Park Golf Course to honor the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on the first Juneteenth since her passing, with a golf tournament, civic panel, and tribute to ...

Texas state Rep. Al Edwards, who died a year before Juneteenth became a federal holiday, dedicated his career to making it a reality.

The church, located at 2013 Broadway, was built in 1863, although slaves began worshipping on the property in 1848. In June ...

The Houston Grand Opera is stepping out of the Wortham Theater and into Emancipation Park Tuesday night for a powerful ...