"Measured purely by its subsequent historical impact, the Battle of San Jacinto was one of the most pivotal in history," historian James Haley has observed. The birth of an independent Texas led ...

Despite a recent $60 million overhaul, it has no permanent home. -The battleship’s former berth at the San Jacinto battleground is no longer viable, while options like Seawolf Park and Corpus ...

Now that Battleship Texas will finally dock in Galveston after years of negotiations, its former home at the San Jacinto ...

The Battleship Texas will journey from its San Jacinto Battleground site in La Porte to Galveston Bay Wednesday morning for $35 million dollars in hull repairs. The vessel will be towed to Gulf ...

Today is San Jacinto Day. On April 21, 1836, in a prairie next to what’s now the Houston Ship Channel, Sam Houston’s troops won the battle that seceded Texas from Mexico. But strangely, ...

LA PORTE, Texas (KTRK) -- Battleship Texas, a 107-year-old relic of both World Wars, is set to pull up its anchors and depart from the San Jacinto Battleground. Visitors have until the end of the ...

LA PORTE, Texas — Battleship Texas will soon be moving from the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. The historic ship is tentatively scheduled to be towed to the Gulf Copper Shipyard ...

LA PORTE, Texas — Tuesday will be the last full day the Battleship Texas will be docked at its longtime La Porte home at the San Jacinto Battleground. The last remaining battleship that served ...

The largest battle reenactment in the state, it is the centerpiece of the admission-free San Jacinto Day Festival, held on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the grounds surrounding the ...

Celebrating the 175th Anniversary of Texas Independence, presented by H-E-B Booming cannons, cracking musket fire, thundering hooves and battle cries will resound across the San Jacinto ...