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 ...

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

Multiple Houston media outlets are reporting former President Joe Biden may be visiting Galveston Thursday to ...

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

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

Local events are planned for the June 19 holiday and during the days before and after. Some are free and open to the public, ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden might be a special guest at a Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island. It ...