Day by Day Archive Month August
| Baylor declares himself governor of Confederate Territory of Arizona (1861) |
| First election in Texas (1731) |
| Gunman opens fire on students at UT (1966) |
| Texans oust Mexicans in battle of Nacogdoches (1832) |
| Law arrives west of the Pecos (1882) |
| Legislature grants Katy a Texas charter (1870) |
| Murder of sheriff candidate kindles feud (1898) |
| Clash with Rangers radicalizes rancher (1915) |
| World-famous female impersonator dies at his home (1973) |
| Famous fraud Frederick Albert Cook dies (1940) |
| First permanent settler arrives at Point Bolivar (1838) |
| New British diplomat arrives in Texas (1842) |
| Oilman gives Paisano Ranch to UT (1966) |
| Famous Texas missionary dies in Mexico City (1726) |
| Feminist folk artist born in Laredo (1902) |
| Abilene "Top Citizen" dies (1968) |
| Raiders attack Norias Division of King Ranch (1915) |
| Soul legend born in Rogers (1935) |
| Birth of Texas blues pianist Robert Shaw (1908) |
| Last reunion at Camp Ben McCulloch (1946) |
| "Bet-a-Million" Gates dies (1911) |
| First woman poet laureate dies (1958) |
| Confederate soldiers attack Unionists beside the Nueces River (1862) |
| Texas Department of Public Safety established (1935) |
| Raiding Comanches soundly defeated at Plum Creek (1840) |
| Giant sinkhole appears at Boling Dome (1983) |
| Eccentric ornithologist and editor dies (1985) |
| Black infantrymen allegedly attack Brownsville citizens (1906) |
| UT professor speaks out for academic freedom (1945) |
| U.S. agent advises against recognition of Texas independence (1836) |
| Hispanic meeting in Harlingen stalls, but lays groundwork for LULAC (1927) |
| First Texas newspaper begins brief life (1819) |
| Texas suffragist dies (1957) |
| Civil rights attorney killed in accident (1960) |
| Irish colony founded in South Texas (1828) |
| French adventurer marries Spanish official's daughter (1719) |
| Black Jack Ketchum is captured in New Mexico (1899) |
| Pioneer settler's death prematurely announced (1842) |
| Davy Crockett born (1786) |
| Mexican Congress passes colonization law (1824) |
| Gutiérrez-Magee expedition squashed in bloodiest Texas battle (1813) |
| Famous Hollywood designer born in Waco (1894) |
| Pioneer Methodist missionary enters Texas (1837) |
| Apaches bury the hatchet (1749) |
| John Selman kills John Wesley Hardin (1895) |
| Presidential parents wed (1907) |
| The future Fort Lancaster is established (1855) |
| Peace--finally!--between the U.S. and Texas (1866) |
| Repeat hurricane dooms Indianola (1886) |
| "La Musa Texana" dies in Laredo (1910) |
| Antisuffrage activist dies (1928) |
| Texan's sacrifice in Vietnam earns Medal of Honor (1968) |
| Racially integrated art exhibition opens in Texas (1971) |
| H&TC absorbs four other rail lines (1901) |
| A&M College of Medicine opens its doors (1977) |
| Loyalist warns governor of anti-Mexican sentiment in Nacogdoches (1835) |
| Carl Crane, aviation pioneer, makes first automated landing (1937) |
| San Patricio deserters face court-martial (1847) |
| Flood destroys West Texas town (1882) |
| Military hero begins long Congressional career (1946) |
| Treaty grants Mexican independence (1821) |
| DRT takes over French Legation (1949) |
| Young Thomas Short confesses to cattle theft (1849) |
| Ninetieth Division activated at Camp Travis (1917) |
| Black medical organization founded (1886) |
| Provincias Internas divided into three sectors (1786) |
| State Police in gun battle (1870) |
| Alamo survivor Joe escapes from slavery (1837) |
| Town opens with a barbecue (1892) |
| Chihuahua Expedition ends after blazing trade route (1840) |
| Redeemed captive begins trip home (1866) |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan dies in crash (1990) |
| Houston Academy chartered (1856) |
| Founder of agricultural community dies (1965) |
| Mob masses at Mansfield (1956) |
| Texans capture guns at Second Manassas (1862) |
| El Paso Electric forerunner takes over as supplier for the Southwest (1901) |
| Asa Borger murdered (1934) |
| Camp Bowie closed (1946) |
| Historic Baptist church founded (1839) |
| "Gentleman Jim" Ferguson, future Texas governor, born in Salado (1871) |
