Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: David Gouverneur Burnet 1788 1870
An interesting profile of David G. Burnet, who fought for Texas independence from Mexico and served many political offices in Texas. Links to additional information on Texas history.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
Brief biography of Texas historical writer includes helpful information regarding Texas history of the 19th century.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Evolution of the Texas Flag
Explains the history of the Texas state flag.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Early Texas Baseball
Some wonderful early history of baseball in Texas in the last half of the 19th century, where teams even traveled by stagecoach to get to a game. Describes the beginning stages of the Texas League, which still exists today.
Other
Community Profile Network: Hereford History
Why does Texas have a county called "Deaf Smith"? Discover this hero of Texas independence who was a hearing-impaired mounted scout during the struggle with Mexico.
Son of the South
Son of the South: Texas Independence Movement
Explains the history of the independence movement in Texas in the lead-up to the Texas Revolution and to its becoming a republic.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Women's Tennis Club at University of Texas, 1906
Here's a brief article on the history of women's sports in the U.S. along with photos from the women's tennis club at the University of Texas. Part of a larger exhibit on the history of women's rights and voting.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Song: Texas, Our Texas
Some history and the lyrics of Texas, Our Texas, the official state song of Texas.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: The Constitution of Texas
A brief history of the Texas Constitution that exists today. Includes a link to the full document.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Baseball Cards of Early Texas
Describes two of the earliest baseball card sets ever produced, and the associations to Texas that each had. These were issued in 1910.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Agriculture
Outlines the agricultural differences between the Upper and Lower South of Texas prior to the Civil War.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: The Capitols of Texas
Information about the eight different capitol buildings used by Texas from the start of the Republic of Texas up to the present. Includes drawings and later photos.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Money of the Republic of Texas
Information about the currency that was used by the Republic of Texas, and the difficulties encountered with it.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Anglo Amer. Colonization in Texas: Food Production
Describes the role Texas played in trading food crops in the mid-1800s.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Flags of the Texas Revolution
Describes eleven different flags that were flown by various groups during the Texas Revolution in support of various beliefs and causes.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Presidents of the Republic of Texas (And Their Cabinets)
Portraits of the presidents of the Republic of Texas, with the names of their cabinet appointees.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Flag
Some history and facts about the state flag of Texas.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Seal (Obverse and Reverse)
Some history and facts about the state seal of Texas.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: List of Wounded During the Storm of Bexar, December 1835
View an original spreadsheet denoting casualties and their status after the storming of a Mexican fort at Bexar (now San Antonio), Texas on December 5-10, 1835. Click the link to read a history of the event.
Ducksters
Ducksters: History: Mexican American War for Kids
Kids learn about the Mexican-American War fought over the land rights to Texas after the Texan Revolution on this site.
Other
Humanities Texas: Texas Originals: Jane Y. Mc Callum
A biography of Jane McCallum, who lived from 1877-1957. She was a leading figure in the women's suffrage movement. The text on this page is also available as an audio recording through a side link.
Other
Texas Beyond History: Camp Ford: From Training Camp to Prison
A description of Camp Ford and the living conditions for the captured Union troops who were prisoners of war there.
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: John Henninger Reagan (1818 1905)
A biography of John Henninger Reagan that focuses on his professional and political life.
Texas A&M University
Sons of De Witt: The Cordova Rebellion
Biographical information about Vicente Cordova, a Mexican who led a rebellion against the Texans in 1838. Here you can read a diary and other firsthand narrative accounts of this rebellion.
Other popular searches
- Military History Texas
- 4th Grade History Texas
- Women History Texas
- 7th Grade Texas History
- History Texas Flags
- Elementary Texas History
- East Texas History
- Texas History Projects
- Texas History Units
- Art History Timeline Texas
- Texas History Major Eras
- Texas History Fourth Grade