Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: High Falutin' Beef
This is an impressive history of the introduction of beef to the Great Plains region complete with videos, photos, and lesson plans.
US Department of State
U.s. Department of State: Office of the Historian: Milestones: 1830 1860
Concisely written accounts of three important events in the history and shaping of Texas: the Annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Jack Kilby
The integrated circuit fueled the rise of microelectronics in the latter half of the twentieth century and paved the way for the Information Age. An American engineer, Jack Kilby, invented the integrated circuit in 1958, shortly after he...
Curated OER
Texas State Flag
Offers much general information regarding Texas history, famous people, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Sam Houston [Pdf]
A reader's theater script with biographical information for the Texas' historical figure, Sam Houston, is provided on these pages. Seven character roles are needed in this activity.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: First Flight in Texas
Describes the earliest efforts of Texans to fly airplanes.
American Indian Heritage Foundation
Indians.org: Lipan Apache (Tindi)
This article details the history of the Lipan Apache, an important subgroup of the Apache in Texas. To tell their story, it focuses on the history of the Castro Family of Lipan Apache Chief Cuelga de Castro. They received their surname...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Secession
Discusses where different southern states stood on the issue of secession prior to the Civil War.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: James W. Fannin (1804 1836)
A brief biography of James W. Fannin that describes the role he played in the struggle for the independence of Texas, and his tragic end at Goliad in 1836.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Francis R. Lubbock (1815 1905)
A short biography of Francis Lubbock, who served a term as Governor of Texas, and later as State Treasurer.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Thomas Green (1814 1864)
A short biography of Thomas Green, who was active in politics and in the military in Texas.
Other
Remember the Alamo! And the People Who Fought There
Lists the names of all the defenders of the Alamo, and points out that the group represented a cross-section of the people of Texas.
Other
World History Center: The Alamo
"Remember the Alamo!" The Alamo is a symbol of Texan's heroic resistance in their fight for independence from Mexico. The following is a concise summary of the infamous standoff.
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50
This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.
Curated OER
The Six Flags of Texas
Looking for Texas history? Texas parks? Texas city information? Texas government? Texas universities? Find a ready resource here with links to all kinds of basic information on the Lone Star State.
Curated OER
Texas Cherokee, Tuchee
This site provides a wide range of unique and interesting articles and online books which focus on various aspects of Texas' history. Content ranges from the first people of Texas to the presidency of Anson Jones to a look at one of the...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Brazilian Free Tailed Bat
Millions of Brazilian free-tailed bats spend their summers in the southwestern United States. Gigantic colonies summer in Bracken Cave, Texas; Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico; and even within the city of Austin, Texas, under the Congress...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Baird's Pocket Gopher
Baird's Pocket Gopher is also known as the Louisiana Pocket Gopher, though most of what is known about its ecology has come from studies of the species near College Station, Texas, and it occurs in Oklahoma and Arkansas as well as in...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat
Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rats are confined to barrier islands of northeastern Mexico and southern Texas and the nearby Texas mainland. No fossils of this species have been found, but because of features of its teeth and skull, scientists...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Chihuahuan Pocket Mouse
The Chihuahuan Pocket Mouse differs only slightly in appearance from the Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus) but there is little overlap in their geographic ranges. The Chihuahuan Pocket Mouse is a bit larger and lighter than...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Attwater's Pocket Gopher
Common and abundant within its limited range in Texas, Attwater's Pocket Gopher requires habitats with vegetation dominated by grasses, which it feeds on both aboveground and belowground. Built to burrow, Attwater's Pocket Gopher is...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Southern Flying Squirrel
Most of the Southern Flying Squirrel's range is east of the Mississippi River, but it occurs west of the river in central Texas, and as far south as Honduras, in Central America. Like the Northern Flying Squirrel, it has a gliding...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Ocelot
Ocelots occur in a wide range of habitats, from rainforest to savanna to dry, scrubby terrain, at mid- to low elevations from Texas and Arizona to northern Argentina. They are feed on small mammals, and also frequently include birds,...
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