FROM THE PRODUCER OF THE RECORD-BREAKING AND EMMY® AWARD-WINNING HATFIELDS & MCCOYS … HISTORY TELEVISION EVENT SERIES “ TEXAS RISING ” PREMIERES MEMORIAL DAY 2015 ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDES BILL PAXTON, BRENDAN FRASER, RAY LIOTTA, JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN, THOMAS JANE, OLIVIER MARTINEZ, CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY, MAX THIERIOT, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON AND MORE. 8-HOUR TELEVISION EVENT BRINGS TO LIFE THE TEXAS REVOLUTION AND THE RISE OF THE LEGENDARY TEXAS RANGERS HISTORY’s eight-hour television event series TEXAS RISING will premiere Memorial Day 2015, it was announced today by Dirk Hoogstra, Executive Vice President and General Manager, HISTORY & H2. The series will detail the Texas Revolution and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers. “We’re ecstatic with what we’ve seen so far from production,” said Hoogstra, “I can’t think of a better way to kick off summer than with a big television event that’s sure to resonate with our fans.” TEXAS RISING is produced by A+E Studios and ITV