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	History of Texas
		The early history of Texas may be regarded as a step in the great struggle between England, France and Spain for the possession of America.
		Texas was joined to Coahuila in 1824 to form a state of the Mexican federation.
		The Texas state legislature engaged in a mid-decade redistricting warrant plan, which critics claim was blatantly partisan; the result was a sweep of the Texas congressional delegation during the 2004 election cycle.
	www.historyofnations.net /northamerica/texas.html (1834 words)

	Republic of Texas "History"
		Texas' "Convention of 1832" and "Convention of 1833" were triggered by growing dissatisfaction with the policies of the government in Mexico City.
		Growing tension in Texas was the result of cultural, political and religious differences between the Anglo Americans and the Mexican government.
		She was the second woman to serve as governor in the United States, but because of the date of elections in Texas, she was technically the first woman elected to that office.
	www.republic-of-texas.net /history.shtml (2479 words)

	History of Texas Division
		The Texas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is the flagship Division of the Army of Trans-Mississippi Department.
		The Texas Division enjoys a rich heritage and has produced a strong, vibrant organization, thanks to the hard work of the membership of the Division and its leaders from the Camp to National level.
		Due to the efforts of all these men and those who have gone before, the Texas Division maintains its place as the largest Division in the Army of Trans-Mississippi Department and one of the premier Divisions in the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
	www.texas-scv.org /txHistory.php (386 words)

	Archival Collections - Texas Legal History
		Ireland Graves, a long-time Austin attorney and former University of Texas School of Law student and lecturer, was born in 1885 in Seguin, Texas.
		A 1937 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, J. Edwin Smith began practicing law in the Marshall-Longview area in 1937 in the law firm of Franklin "Soupy" Jones, and in 1942 moved to Houston where he was a general practitioner for close to 50 years.
		Texas (1966), where the Supreme Court outlawed a court of inquiry procedure in Texas as a violation of due process.
	tarlton.law.utexas.edu /rare/archives-texhis.html (1547 words)

	TEXAS
		Texas is also known as the Lone Star State, in reference to the state flag.
		Texas was admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
		The office of Treasurer of the State of Texas was abolished by Constitutional amendment approved by the voters in an election Nov. 7,1995.
	www.texas-on-line.com /graphic/history.htm (4616 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		As the center approached Texas on the 10th, winds near the center were estimated at 150 mph.
		Severe damage along a wide expanse of the Texas coast was caused by unusually prolonged winds, high tides and flooding from torrential rains.
		Just off the Texas coast, Allen hesitated long enough to weaken to 945 mb (27.91 inches), and then moved inland north of Brownsville bringing highest tides and winds over the least populated section of the Texas coast.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/hurricane/history/whtexas.htm (1789 words)

	About Texas Beyond History
		Texas Beyond History (TBH) is a public education service of the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with 14 other organizations.
		Texas Beyond History covers not only the prehistory and history of Texas' true native peoples, but also much of the early history of the Spanish, French, Mexican, and Anglo explorers, missionaries, soldiers, miners, traders, and settlers who lived and often died in Texas.
		What sets Texas Beyond History apart is that by focusing on the broad subject of Texas' cultural heritage, we overcome the traditional boundaries between the disciplines of archeology and history as well as the bureaucratic and political fences between institutions of higher education, state and federal agencies, museums, and private organizations.
	www.texasbeyondhistory.net /abouttbh/index.html (1677 words)

	Narrative History of Texas Annexation - Texas State Library
		Under these terms, Texas would keep both its public lands and its public debt, it would have the power to divide into four additional states "of convenient size" in the future if it so desired, and it would deliver all military, postal, and customs facilities and authority to the United States government.
		The United States House and Senate, in turn, accepted the Texas state constitution in a Joint Resolution to Admit Texas as a State which was signed by the president on December 29, 1845.
		Opposition to Texas' admission to the United States was particularly strong in the North during this period.
	www.tsl.state.tx.us /ref/abouttx/annexation (374 words)

	Dallas Historical Society - Texas History
		"Bound for Texas" traces the development of the "Land of Tejas" from the Age of Exploration to the end of the Civil War.
		Texas has long been a cultural and economic crossroads, a land of opportunity with roots deeply anchored in its history.
		Texas made a dramatic break from Mexico in 1836 and joined the United States in 1846 after a decade of independence.
	www.dallashistory.org /history/texas/texas_history.htm (241 words)

	Interesting Facts about Texas
		The population of Texas is 21 million, not including the 16 million cattle.
		Texas' most populous county is Harris county with 3.4 million residents in Houston.
		Texas has 90 mountains a mile or more high, with Guadalupe Peak in West Texas at 8,751 feet being the tallest.
	web2.airmail.net /danb1/Txfacts.htm (293 words)

	Faculty - History at Texas A & M University
		A native of the Lower Valley of Texas, Professor Alonzo received his Ph.D. in History from Indiana University in 1991 and has taught at Southwest Texas State University and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
		His research interests are the history of Tejanos and Borderlands of Mexico and the U.S. He is the author of Tejano Legacy: Rancheros and Settlers in South Texas, 1734-1900, published by the University of New Mexico Press in 1998.
		With funding from the National Research Council, he is currently studying the history of Texas and Northern Mexico in the period 1700-1865.
	www.tamu.edu /history/faculty/alonzo.htm (127 words)

	History of Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The French were not able to wrest control of Texas from Spain, and by the early 19th century sold their North American holdings to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase, which then placed the United States as a threat to the Spanish control of Texas.
		Mexican Texas is the name given by Texas historians to the brief period between 1821—1835, when Texas was part of Mexico, as a part of the State of Coahuila y Tejas.
		The East Texas Oil Field, discovered on October 5, 1930 is located in east central part of the state, and is the largest and most prolific oil reservoir in the contiguous United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Texas (4215 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Texas: Society and Culture: History
		Scranton Texas - The history of a small rural community in west central Texas, from its establishment in the 19th century to its decline after World War II.
		Texas Memorial Museum - Established by the Texas Legislature to document, preserve, exhibit, and study the incredible natural and cultural heritage of the state.
		Texas State Historical Association - Dedicated to foster the appreciation, understanding, and teaching of the rich and unique history of Texas.
	dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/United_States/Texas/Society_and_Culture/History (1069 words)

	Texas History
		The history of Texas’ frontier settlement is filled with tragic stories of whites who had the misfortune of being held captive by the Comanche Indians, but so far as can be determined there is only one episode where a person willingly gave himself into their hands.
		Stretching from the Rio Grande to Wyoming, and from Louisiana to Santa Fe (New Mexico), Texas was enormous, and her potential to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean was under serious discussion.
		Lamar’s dream to mark ‘with the sword" the western boundary of Texas at the Pacific Ocean was as foolhardy as it was visionary.
	www.texfiles.com /texashistory (1999 words)

	Higher Education Collaborative History in Texas
		The HEC was created to engage the higher education community in the overall effort to establish research-based reading instruction in Texas public schools.
		In the fall of 2000, a cooperative venture was formed among 15 faculty members from the University of North Texas, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas Tech University, the Texas Education Agency, and the Vaughn Gross Center.
		Due to an overwhelming response and interest from others, the HEC in Texas has expanded both in scope and depth to include approximately 240 faculty from 56 Texas colleges and universities.
	www.texasreading.org /utcrla/pd/hec_tx_history.asp (227 words)

	USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Earthquake History of Texas
		At Sherman, Texas, heavy machinery vibrated, bricks were thrown from chimneys, and movable objects overturned.
		The Texas Panhandle area was the center for another moderate shock on June 20, 1951.
		On February 15, 1974, an earthquake in the Texas Panhandle caused plaster cracks (V) at Booker, Darrovzett, and Perryton.
	earthquake.usgs.gov /regional/states/texas/history.php (1126 words)

	Texas Timeline (Key Events in early Texas) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Before 1500 -- Prior to the arrival of the first European explorers, numerous tribes of the Indians of Texas occupied the region between the Rio Grande to the south and the Red River to the north.
		1832-1833 -- The Convention of 1832 and the Convention of 1833 in Texas were triggered by growing dissatisfaction among the settlements with the policies of the government in Mexico City.
		The outcome of the war fixed Texas' southern boundary at the Rio Grande River.
	www.lsjunction.com /events/events.htm (2098 words)

	Texas Almanac 2006-2007 \| TexasAlmanac.com \| History
		Texas History Timeline — Highlights of Texas past from prehistoric times to the 20th century.
		A history of oil discovery in Texas from the 1860s, through Spindletop and the Permian Basin, and up until the new technologies in the Austin Chalk.
		A history of the immigration of Lebanese and Syrians to Texas.
	www.texasalmanac.com /history (109 words)

	Texas Children's History - Texas Children's Hospital
		Russell Blattner, Texas Children's physician-in-chief from 1954 to 1977, established unprecedented policy that at least one parent may be with a child during a hospital stay.
		Texas Children's pioneering procedure to separate them establishes the hospital as a leader in pediatric care.
		U.S.News and World Report ranked Texas Children's Hospital as one of the nation's top 5 pediatric hospitals in 2003, 2004 and 2005, as well as a top 10 hospital in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
	www.texaschildrenshospital.org /allabout/history.aspx (516 words)

	Texas History Essays on Texas State History.
		Texas Escapes is a living history being written by those who want to celebrate their ancestors, towns and their love of place.
		"One of the least-known heroes of the Texas frontier was a man known to his followers as The Whirlwind and to his enemies as The Thunderbolt.....
		Roadside History of Texas by Leon Claire Metz
	www.texasescapes.com /TexasHistory/TexasHistory.htm (415 words)

	Texas History Resources
		The Texas History collection includes materials concerning the history of Texas with an emphasis on the history of south Texas.
		resources of the history of Texas and some cities and counties, microfilm and mostly published material.
		The TSL collection includes microfilm of the federal census schedules for all states through 1910, the 1920 census film for selected states, printed family and county histories, and a variety of Texas government records.
	www.library.ci.corpus-christi.tx.us /lhtexashistory.htm (374 words)

	VDARE.com: 12/14/05 - Lessons From A Short History Of Texas
		The Texas campaign began in 1835 and ended when General Santa Ana surrendered in April 1836 at San Jacinto.The details of the battles are not important except to say that the Mexicans were particularly brutal.
		They settled at Washington on the Brazos where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed.
		President Bush continues to push for his Mexican guest worker amnesty because they are good, hardworking people who just want to have a better life and to do jobs Americans will not etc etc. Which is just what the Mexican elite told itself in the 1820s.
	www.vdare.com /thom/051214_texas.htm (1040 words)

	US HISTORY TEXTBOOKS: Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Texas and California are the two states where not the school districts but the state chooses textbooks, giving a great advantage to the publishers and authors of textbooks which are adopted.
		Conservative groups in Texas objected to two paragraphs in the nearly 1,000-page text that explained that prostitution was rampant in cattle towns during the late 19th century, before the West was fully settled.
		Throughout the world, the choice of history textbooks will depend on decisions usually made by the ministry of education.
	www.stanford.edu /group/wais/USA/us_historytextbookstexas7402.html (246 words)

	TSHA Online - Education
		The education program of the Association, begun in 1939, seeks to encourage and improve the teaching of history — especially Texas history — in the schools of Texas.
		Copyright © Texas State Historical Association Produced by TSHA in partnership with
		the University of Texas Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /education (91 words)

	West Texas Scouting History
		There are over 350 pages of history and hundreds of photos that go back as far as 1910, the year Scouting was chartered by Congress.
		The first troops in this part of the United States of America chartered directly with the National Council, BSA, as local councils were not organized in West Texas until the 1920's.
		This web site records the history of many of these earlier units.
	www.westtexasscoutinghistory.net /index.html (129 words)

	Texas > History
		This digitized book tells the real-life tales of the cowboys who blazed trails while moving cattle and horses from Texas northward between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the century.
		The University of Texas Press is working to present titles from its Texas Classics Series in digital form.
		Meet the Texas Memorial Museum's pride and joy — the Texas Pterosaur.
	utopia.utexas.edu /texas/history.html?start=20&option=Go (210 words)

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