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

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

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

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

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

Although the holiday has long been celebrated in the Black American community, Juneteenth has not always had federal ...

Multiple Houston media outlets are reporting former President Joe Biden may be visiting Galveston Thursday 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 Houston Grand Opera is stepping out of the Wortham Theater and into Emancipation Park Tuesday night for a powerful ...

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 ...