The American Civil War. Remember it? Well, no, because you weren't alive. But you've read about it, and the Civil War officially ended exactly 160 years ago, with the last shot fired June 22, 1865.

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Colonial Period, 1821-1835: ""Texas Must Be a Slave Country""; 2 Slavery in the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836: ""A Dull, Organic Ache""; 3 Growth and ...

AUSTIN — Texas has become ground zero in a GOP battle over energy, pitting a suburban populist right that seeks to throttle the state’s renewables program against the mainline Republican business ...