Moses Saldaña Sr., a Marine veteran, amateur boxer, professional bookkeeper and neighborhood activist dubbed the "unofficial mayor of South Austin," died at 6:27 p.m. Monday in Austin. He was 95. "Our ...

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 ...

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 ...