The Declaration of Independence is our defining document — and the key to educating savvy citizens

There are many reasons one might come to love one’s country. It first appears in the connection to place, a bond to a physical ...

Video of Dallas police detaining street preachers at AAC sparks First Amendment debate

Video of Dallas police detaining two street preachers has drawn hundreds of thousands of views and a Texas lawmaker’s ...
PBS

The Declaration of Independence & Birth of the United States

Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence and proclaims all men are created equal. Thomas Jefferson is tasked with writing a first draft of what will become the Declaration of ...

American flag makes a stop in North Texas on international journey honoring country's 250th birthday

Fort Worth marks the flag's only stop in Texas for the Flag Sojourn 250 to honor America's 250th birthday in 2026. "We are ...
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Caprock Chronicles: Historic courthouses of the Texas Panhandle

Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from Texas Tech University. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s article about Historic ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | PHILIP MARTIN: Walter Isaacson on the Declaration of Independence and the 26 Words That Defined America

Author Walter Isaacson is drawn to minds that bend the world. He writes about men who catch lightning, who bottle reason, who turn math into light and light into money. He likes people whose thoughts ...
CNN

Justice Gorsuch to co-author children’s book about the Declaration of Independence

Justice Neil Gorsuch said Thursday he will co-author a children’s book next year focused on the Declaration of Independence, a departure from the headier book the conservative jurist authored last ...
Space.com

Scientists 3D printed muscle tissue in microgravity. The goal is to make human organs from scratch

You may not be able to grow bigger muscles out of thin air, but you can 3D print them in microgravity, scientists at ETH Zurich have now established. "3D printing" refers to a type of manufacturing ...
The Atlantic

The Ideal That Underlies the Declaration of Independence

When America’s Founders wrote the declaration that gave birth to the new nation, they began by saying that “a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes.” ...
Austin American-Statesman

Step into 1836: Washington-on-the-Brazos returns with $57 million transformation

WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS — Almost 200 years ago, a Texas settlement called Washington counted fewer than 200 residents on a bluff above the wide Brazos River. The town rose just downstream of the ...
Science Daily

Bamboo tissue paper may not be as eco-friendly as you think

Bamboo tissue paper, often marketed as an eco-friendly alternative, may not be as green as consumers think. Researchers at NC State University found that while bamboo fibers themselves are not more ...
ABC Kcrg 9

Independence man arrested in connection to Texas investigation

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (KCRG) - An Independence man was charged in connection to a Texas investigation. 72-year-old Dana Vietor was charged with contempt of court – failure to comply. Police say his ...