Attracted by the Homestead Act of 1862, with the promise of 160 acres of free land, thousands of Jewish immigrants made their ...

You don’t have to drive across a continent to live a similar life to the Lums. Woman discusses parents' bold decision to flee New Jersey to live in Alaskan wilderness: '[Lit] a fire underneath the car ...

Since 1971, the Southern Poverty Law Center has pursued racial justice and human rights for all people. From a small law office in Montgomery to a multi-state organization known nationwide for ...

Get educated on the 1862 Homestead Act at the Homestead National Monument of America. This law granted more than 270 million acres, about 10 percent of the United States, to pioneers. Then time ...

The Homestead Act, signed by Lincoln in 1862, gave away ten percent of the land of the United ... We have converted America from a bottom-up to a top-down country. Rules proliferate. Expense piles up.

Under the Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862, federal land sales provided funds for the ... With $12,000 of this money, the university's board of trustees purchased a 160-acre farm, the homestead ...

More than 60% of voters said yes to the homestead exemption question on the ballot, which could put a cap on tax hikes on ...

Rather than have all homestead exemption holders re-apply every five years, Tarrant appraisal officials are using an outside ...

Two public hearings remain for the Columbia County Board of Education to opt out of the Homestead Exemption Act. We spoke to ...

The Denton Central Appraisal District clarified Tuesday that Denton County homeowners do not need to reapply for homestead ...