Juneteenth
Juneteenth What to know: The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill making Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday. The TPPF take: Juneteenth marks a pivotal point in Texas history. “It commemorates the day, June 19, 1865, when Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger gave notice to Texas that all slaves were free,” says TPPF’s Richard...