In the Texas War for Independence, the battle fought on the banks of the San Jacinto River saw 800 texans battle 1200 Mexican soldiers. ... On this day in history, April 21, 1836, ...

For decades, Texans were taught that on San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1836, Sam Houston led a... San Jacinto story rewrites Texas history Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

On the San Jacinto plain between Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto River, at about 3 p.m. on April 21, 1836, Gen. Sam Houston began forming his army for a long-awaited assault on the superior ...

The 1,268-acre San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site sits on 1,268 acres and is a National Historic Landmark. It consists of three separate units, according to the Texas Historical ...

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the average flow in the West Fork of the San Jacinto River near Conroe is 101 cubic feet per second. The highest level recorded before the 1994 flood was ...

The battle was fought on April 21, 1836, near the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou, and was the deciding victory in the war for Texas' independence.

The San Jacinto River will continue to rise even though we're getting a break from the rain. Though the rain stopped Friday afternoon, conditions north of Houston are expected to worsen.

Harris County San Jacinto River has seen at least four drownings over the past month. Three people in 24 hours drowned in the San Jacinto River in Harris County over the weekend.

The San Jacinto River starts as separate waterways – the east fork, east of Huntsville, and the west fork, west of Huntsville. From the headwaters in Walker County, both forks head south.