Texas History Web Sites

The Handbook of Texas Online
Developed by the Texas State Historical Society, this online encyclopedia is a multidisciplinary guide to Texas history, geography, and culture. It is an interesting resource for browsing and research.

Southwestern Historical Quarterly, July 1897 to April 1947
Another sited developed by the Texas State Historical Association. This search able archive includes every issue of the Quarterly from July 1897 to April 1947 and browse the contents by author, title, date, or volume.

Gammel's The Laws of Texas (Volumes 1-10)
The University of North Texas Libraries have digitized the first ten volumes of Gammel's The Laws of Texas which cover the years 1822-1897. Included in these documents are "legislative sessions, constitutions, selected journals of the constitutional conventions, and early colonization laws." The Library of Congress has a straight forward and useful page with links to Texas government sites, Law Schools, Court Opinions and Legislation

Texas Almanac
Published biennially by The Dallas Morning News, the site is a good source for information on Texas government, vital statistics and a variety of historical topics.

Texas Historic Sites Atlas
The Atlas includes almost 300,000 historic site records, including information on Texas Historical Markers courthouses, museums, and sawmills. You can search by Historic Designation, Keyword, County, Address, or Site Name.

Texas Observer
Articles and editorials covering Texas politics and issues. Searchable archives date back to 1999.

Texas Online
A wide variety of government information source, services and links created by the State of Texas.

LBJ Library and Museum
Administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, the site includes primary documents, speeches,  photographs, oral histories, and some of  LBJ.'s fascinating telephone conversations.