Moses Austin (1761-1821) set off a chain of events that changed the world. Yet his grave in Potosi, Mo., is a modest affair that hardly mentions some of his accomplishments. Born in Connecticut, Moses ...

Moses Austin got a glow-up recently when conservators cleaned his 9-foot bronze statue from the top down, restoring an even tone to its surface and giving it a protective coating. “The desired effect ...

Many historians have called Stephen F. Austin the “father of Texas” for his efforts to bring the first settlers from the United States into Texas. But the story begins with his own father, businessman ...

This week we continue with the series on the causes and coming of the Texas Revolution. This entry examines the early stages of how Mexico would eventually institute the “Empresario System” to ...