See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Nearly 30 percent of Americans would support Texas leaving the United ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The leader of a movement advocating Texan independence says that a referendum vote on the issue is close. Daniel Miller ...

In the most enduring and consequential circumstances, with sieges on The Alamo in San Antonio taking place, 59 patriots “fearlessly and confidently committed” to the issue of independence by adopting ...

The 1836 clash lasted about 18 minutes, but its outcome changed Texas history and is still honored statewide today.

It's been 180 years since the Republic of Texas dissolved, but many residents continue to celebrate Texas Independence Day. If there's anything Texans love more than cowboy boots and the Longhorns, it ...

It was on March 2, 1836, when historians believe the original and five copies of the Texas Declaration of Independence were written and signed by 59 men at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Texans now know ...

Texas Independence Day is on Saturday, March 2. Did you know Texas was its own country at one time? Yep, from 1836 until statehood was granted in 1845, Texas was known as the Republic of Texas. Do you ...

SAN ANTONIO — Everything’s bigger in Texas — including the celebrations. Texas Independence Day is March 2, marking nearly 190 years since the Lone Star State declared its independence from Mexico in ...