Texas Popular Information
Updated 4/20/09
Where can I find information about Texas? Where is the Barker Texas History Center? What state agency deals with the Texas economy?
- Handbook of Texas Online
An excellent starting place. A treasure trove of information about Texas history, geography, and culture, covering
more than 23,000 articles on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, and
other topic categories.
- Barker Texas History Center
In 1991 the Barker Center became a collection component of the newly organized Center for American History and was renamed the Eugene C. Barker Texas History Collection. The Barker Texas History Collection remains an integral component of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History and its holdings still represent the core of the Center's greatest collection strength: the history of Texas.
- Texas Government Information
Quick links to major state agencies, the Legislature, laws, and the complete Texas State Agencies List.
- About Texas
The Texas State Library and Archives maintains links to information of interest to a variety of patrons.
Business and Economics | Cities and Counties | Doing a Report on Texas |
Flags and Symbols | Geography | Government | History | Holidays |
Laws and Regulations | Media | Newspapers | Officials and Notable Texans |
Parks | Population | State Agency Publications
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The Alamo
Accurate and current information about the Alamo of interest to researchers, teachers, and school children. Includes links to many more sites related to Texas history.
- Traveling Texas
Travel information at your fingertips.
- Texas Symbols
- University Interscholastic League (UIL)
Everything teachers and school districts need to know about UIL rules and competitions.
