TEXAS HISTORY

Texas History and Culture: Links to sites of interest for information on Texas and Texas History from the Southwestern Studies at Sam Houston; University..
Texas - It Is Big!: Statistics, origin of the name Texas, the government, a history synopsis, state symbols - in other words, an abbreviated almanac for the state.
Lone Star Junction: A site with entries to pages on history, photographs of the Texas landscape, popular songs of Texas and the West, and more.
Texas History and Social Studies: Links to Texas historical organizations, museums, oral history, local history, and government information from Rice University.
YeeHa!: Check out the 35 categories of sites indexed on this web. A good heading for historic information is "Libraries and Research."
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Texas History Timeline: A chronological listing of major happenings in Texas history from before 1500 to the finding of oil at Spindletop in 1901, with links from the event to more information on the internet about that event.
LaSalle, the Explorer: An essay on LaSalle and his ship found in 1995 in Matagorda Bay, with links to other sites concerning the recovery effort for the shipwrecked La Belle.
Finding Aids : Historical Documents at the Texas General Land Office: The sites include a brief history of each colony listed (Austin's Colony, DeWitt's Colony, McMullen and McCloin's Colony, Power and Hewetson's Colony, Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company, Milam's Colony, Robertson's Colony).
The Handbook of Texas Online: An encyclopedia of over 23,000 articles on Texas history, geography and culture; searchable.
The Six National Flags of Texas: An illustration and brief history of each of the six flags that have flown over Texas.
The Alamo: An Illustrated Chronology: An account of the history of the Alamo from 1716 to 1995.
Texas Army: An essay on the Texas Army and its formation in 1835 and information on the new Texas Army formed in 1969 as a ceremonial and reenactment group.
1900 Galveston Hurricane: An accounting of the storm with links to a number of important sites depicting this devastating hurricane.
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Documents of Early Texas: A link to the following materials on the web: Travis' Appeal from the Alamo; Texas Declaration of Independence; Treaty of Velasco; Texas Ordinance of Secession.
Proclamation of Martin Perfecto de Cos: A proclamation issued to the people of San Antonio by the Brigadier General of the troops sent by Santa Anna in July, 1835.
Treaty with Mexico (Febuary 2, 1848): The text of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that concluded the war between the United States and Mexico.
Compromise of 1850: Maps of the proposed plans as well as the final resolution of the boundary of Texas as decided by the Compromise of 1850.
The Constitution of the State of Texas (updated June 1996): The complete text of the Constitution with an index to the document and search capability.
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The Indians of Texas: An overview of the major tribes that existed in Texas at the time of the first European exploration as well as a map showing each tribe's location in Texas during this era.
Latino Culture: Good links to web sources concerning Mexican Americans and their history.
Window on State Government: Financial Statistics of Texas.
Demographic Outlook for Texas: Population and economic detail for cities, counties, MSA's and states.
Cowboy Songs: A listing of fifty songs that tell the story of the cowboy.
Amon Carter Museum: The Fort Worth Amon Carter Museum which houses an excellent collection of western art.
Felipe's Things Latino Page: A catlog of subjects, with link sites, about Latin American culture.
Texas Historical Commission: Take a look at the THC projects and their history. From a tour of historical markers to depression-era murals in post offices with much more. Very enjoyable site.
Texas Cooking: An online magazine about Texas cooking.
Texas Recipes and Food: Links to sites on Texas foods and recipes.
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Texas Newspapers: This collection of papers is from the Texas State Library, a good place to browse for additional information.
Texas Papers: Our library web guide collection of newspapers from around the state. Magazines available, too.
Texas Monthly Magazine: A magazine for and about Texans.

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