TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- Two survivors remember the horror of the massive explosion at the Texas City port that killed hundreds of people on April 16, 1947. Lynn Ray Ellison was six years old, and ...

On the morning of April 16, 1947, a small fire began aboard the WWII-era cargo ship, the SS Grandcamp, docked in the port of ...

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Read full article: Community holds ceremony to commemorate 75th anniversary of 1947 Texas City Disaster The Texas City community will hold a ceremony to commemorate 75 years since the 1947 Texas City ...

TEXAS CITY, Texas — On April 16 of every year, Donna Spurlock Falco walks up to a stone memorial in a Texas City park and lays a flower beneath her uncle's name. Editor's note: This story was ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was written by former staffer Susan Carroll and was originally published in 2016. Saturday marks the 75th anniversary of the 1947 Texas City Disaster, the deadliest ...

The Texas City blast of 1947 was certainly felt by those living near it, but how was it seen? Click or tap play in the video to see the moment as captured in this rare footage. HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It ...

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Texas City will host its annual memorial service to commemorate the city's deadly 1947 waterfront explosions Saturday at 9 a.m. at Memorial Park and Cemetery, library director Beth Ryker Steiner said.