🎆🎇 Houston’s signature Fourth of July celebration, Freedom Over Texas, is set to return Thursday with six hours of live entertainment, family-friendly festivities, and a fireworks finale expected to draw tens of thousands to the city’s downtown.

The iconic Battleship Texas refloats in Galveston after a recent $21M repair! The historic dreadnought, which served in both WWI and WWII, will now begin its next phase of restoration. #BattleshipTexas #RestorationProject #HistoricShip

The Galveston Railroad Museum is setting up a new exhibit about the historic Battleship Texas.

The City of Beaumont and the City of Baytown are no longer under consideration to become the new home of Battleship Texas, according to Baytown officials.

The historic Battleship Texas made a milestone journey to Galveston from the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site Wednesday.

The greatest challenge in recent years for the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars has been a leaky hull that's raised concerns it could sink.

The iconic Battleship Texas is making a milestone journey to Galveston on Wednesday from the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, according to a news release.

There’s one last chance to visit Battleship Texas before the 108-year-old dreadnought departs its berth at the San Jacinto Battleground in east Harris County, the ship’s location since 1948.

Battleship Texas will temporarily open this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4 - 5.

Battleship Texas, a beloved Lone Star State landmark, will once again welcome visitors aboard -- well, temporarily at least.

Dan Patrick opted to stay in Texas, rather than attend the Republican National Convention in person, while Hurricane Laura hit the coast. Credit: Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson for The Texas TribuneAfter a Democratic National Convention that raised questions about its limited roles for Texans, the state's Republicans kept a light footprint at their national gathering this week and seemed just fine with it. Dan Patrick, who chairs President Donald Trump's reelection campaign in Texas, said the lack of Texas speakers showed Republicans were not worried about the state. Texas was clearly on Trump's mind as he delivered his first set of remarks at the convention Monday morning. Four years ago, one of the defining storylines of the national GOP convention involved Texas.