An Annotated Comparative Analysis by George D. Braden, et. al. (1977) (Texas State Law Library)
(Univ. of North Texas Libraries)
Digitized primary documents are scattered throughout this exhibit site. (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Detailed information about the Texas Legislature and its legislation, leaders, sessions, committees, statistics, and more. Use the Legislative Archive System to search for bills; digitized documentation is available for some bills.
(Texas State Historical Association)
Late 19th-century compiled research on the Texas Revolution. (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)
Biographies of all of the governors of Texas, complete with official portraits, timeline of events, revealing documents, and rare photos. (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Contains a variety of collections related to the history of Houston and Texas, including early Houston histories; Houston area land records; Houston Asian American oral histories; Houston waterways collection; Port of Houston records; and more. (Rice Univ.)
(Univ. of Texas at Austin)
Revisions of 1879, 1895, 1911, and 1925. (Texas State Law Library)
(Texas Legislative Council)
(Texas Legislature Online)
(Univ. of Texas at Austin)
"This book provides biographical sketches of noteworthy African Americans in Texas, and advice on how African Americans can lead fulfilling lives." (Houston Public Library)
(Houston Public Library)
(Univ. of Texas at Austin)
(Univ. of Texas at Austin)
(Univ. of North Texas Libraries)
(Legislative Reference Library of Texas)
Interactive maps illustrate data on slavery in Texas' history. (Univ. of Virginia)
(Texas State Libraries and Archives Commission)
Digitized primary documents are scattered throughout this exhibit site, relating to David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, Mirabeau B. Lamar, and Anson Jones. (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Various collections highlight history of Houston, Galveston, & Texas.
Collections from a wide range of institutions, including the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum, the Howard Payne University Library, and the Abilene Public Library, including oral histories, city directories, cemetery records, and much more. (Abilene Library Consortium)
"In the 19th century, Texas artisans & artists created ceramics, furniture, textiles, metalworks, photographs, paintings, and works on paper in this growing region... Their lives, practices, and products are captured in the census records, city directories, newspapers and primary sources included in the Hill Archive." (Museum of Fine Arts Houston)
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Databases
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Plans and Drawings
3900 large-format drawings documenting park development and construction activities by the CCC in Texas from 1933-1958. (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
(Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
(Texas A&M Univ.)
(Southern Methodist Univ.)
John Herrera practiced law in Houston from 1943 to 1986 and was a leading civil rights advocate for Mexican Americans in Texas. This collection contains the private and public papers of John J. Herrera, 1940s-1970s, with an emphasis on his civic, business, and political activities. (Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library)
Documents in law, history, and diplomacy. (Yale Law School)
Reflects a wide range of families and individuals through photographs and documents that capture business and work experiences, festivals and community events, daily life and individual achievements. (Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library)
Tejano Voices: Post WW-II Oral Histories
(University of Texas at Arlington, Center for Mexican American Studies)
(Univ. of Texas at Austin)
The Texas Revolution and the Narrative of José Enrique de la Peña
(University of Texas at Austin)