A Dallas-based auction house this month is selling nearly 300 historic Texas and American West items, including books, maps, jewelry worn by an empress… ...

In 1846, President James Polk, driven by a belief in Manifest Destiny, waged a war to seize land from Mexico and expand the nation’s boundary from Texas to California. But events could have ...

A map of Texas, Oregon, California and adjoining regions from 1846 at Beaux Arts Gallery, Saturday, October 4, 2014. (Brandon Wade / Special Contributor) The U.S.-Mexico border has long been a ...

After a series of border skirmishes and a failed offer to buy Texas and California from Mexico, on May 8, 1846, U.S. and Mexican troops clashed on the prairie of Palo Alto, Texas — the first ...

A 3D map of Texas topography in 1845 is making the rounds on Reddit. Here's how much it costs. By Scott Huddleston , Staff Writer Updated March 23, 2023 8:18 a.m.

The story of how the United States took California and Texas from Mexico is a complex tale of war, politics, and expansionism that shaped the map of North America forever. It begins with Texas, a ...