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TOPIC LIST INDEX
- State Symbols
- Geography: The Texas Regions
- History: Prehistoric Cultures
- History: Native American Cultures
- History: European Exploration
- History: Missions
- History: Empresarios
- History: Mexican Independence (including the Mexican Constitution of 1824.)
- History: The Texas Revolution
- History: The Republic of Texas
- History: Texas Statehood and Annexation
- History: Civil War and Reconstruction
- History: The Texas Frontier
- History: Oil and Gas
- History: The Late 19th and Early 20th Century
- Government: Texas Government
- Citizenship: Texan's Bill of Rights, Political Parties, and Leaders.
- Economics: Major industries, goods, and services located in Texas.
- Cultures: Influences from around the world.
- Science, Technology, and Society: Industries, Innovations, Inventions, and the Environment.
TOPIC LISTS with links to Handbook of Texas Online articles
(To locate a specific topic, click on Edit, Click on Find (ctrl + F), then type your topic in the field provided.)- Flags of Texas
- State Tree
- State Bird
- State Motto
- San José y San Miguel de Aguayo Mission
- Texas, Our Texas
Central and High Plains- Caprock
- Panhandle
- Edwards Plateau
- Llano Estacado
- Playas
- Palo Duro Canyon
- Enchanted Rock
- Hill Country
Gulf Coastal Plains- Gulf of Mexico
- East Texas
- Texas Forest Service
- Rio Grande Valley
Mountains and Basins- Davis Mountains
- Big Bend National Park
- Avery Canyon
- Chisos Mountains
Other- Mammals
Cities- Amarillo, Texas
- Austin, Texas
- Brownsville, Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Dallas, Texas
- El Paso, Texas
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Galveston, Texas
- Houston, Texas
- Lubbock, Texas
- Midland, Texas
- Odessa, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
- (For additional places:
Go to Browse in the Handbook of Texas Online and click on Title or Where)
Human/Environment Interaction- Electrical Power
- Air Conditioning
- Refrigeration
- Windmills
- Water Improvement Districts
- Mineral Resources and Mining
- Agriculture
- Agricultural Research
- Camels
- Stagecoach Lines
- Urbanization
- Texas Forest Service
- Galveston Seawall (See: Robert, Henry Martyn)
- Houston Ship Channel
- Inland Waterways
- Highway Development
- Greer, Dewitt Carlock
- Civilian Conservation Corps
- Civil Engineering
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- (Includes these sub-headings:
Environmental Engineering [water supply and protection]; Transportation Engineering [harbor, railroad, highway and airport development]; Structural Engineering [bridges/tall buildings]; Hydraulic Engineering [flood control]; Geotechnical Engineering [characterizing soils and rocks for the design of various structures]
- Folk Arts and Crafts
- Includes information about the natural resources that were used to build houses, furniture and meet other basic needs.
- Environmental Health
- Buffalo Hunting
- Range Conservation Experimental Station at Abilene.
- SEARCH TIP:
For endangered species, type into the search box: #od1(endangered species) and choose which one you want to know more about.
- Rare and Endangered Plants
- Petrochemical Industry
- Prehistory
- Overview of Archeological Chronology in Texas (chart)
- Big-Game Hunters
- Hunter-Gatherer
- Midland Minnie
- Early Farmers
- Indians (an overview essay)
- Indian Relations
- Apache Indians
- Atakapa Indians
- Alabama-Coushatta Indians
- Caddo Indians
- Hasinai Indians
- Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site
- Cherokee Indians
- Cherokee War
- Coahuiltecan Indians
- Comanche Indians
- Jumano Indians
- Karankawa Indians
- Pueblo Indians
- Tigua Indians
- Tonkawa Indians
- 1519
- Exploration
- Spanish Texas (extract)
- Álvarez de Pineda, Alonso
- Cabeza de Vaca, Álvar Núñez
- Seven Cities of Cibola
- Váuez de Coronado, Francisco
- Coronado Expedition
- La Salle, René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de
- La Salle Expedition
- Fort St. Louis
- Also see related articles:
- Barbier, Gabriel Minime Sieur
- Membré, Zénobe
- Llanos-Cardenas Expedition
- Lavaca Bay
- Narváez, Pánfilo de
- Niza, Marcos de
- Estevanico (Esteban)
- Oñate, Juan de
- 1718 (a)
- 1718 (b)
- Spanish Mapping of Texas
- Catholic Church
- Early Spanish Missions:
- Spanish Missions
- Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
- Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de los Nacogdoches Mission
- San Antonio de Béxar, ...
- Nuestra Senora del Refugio Mission
- Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion de Acuna Mission
- Mission Architecture
- Presidios
- Empresario
- SEARCH TIP: type into the search box: #uw10(empresario any county or city) for information about the background of an area, and for why and how communities were established. Does not work for every location.
- Land Grants(extract)
- Mexican Colonization Laws (extract)
- Anglo-American
Colonization Laws
- Austin, Moses
- Austin, Stephen Fuller
- see Cotton Ginning, and Wool and Mohair at 4.11 (B) for economic motivation for colonization
- San Felipe de Austin, Texas unofficial capital of Stephen F. Austin's colony
- see article on Slavery related to Austin's Colony at 4.4 (A)
- Seguin, Juan N.
- Edwards, Haden
- Mier y Terán, Manuel de
- 1821
- Constitution of 1824
- Constitution of Coahuila and Texas
- Saltillo, Coahila, Mexico
- Texas citizens referred to as Tejanos
- 1836
- Texas Revolution (an overview essay)
- Events leading up to the Revolution:
- Law of April 6, 1830
- Turtle Bayou Resolutions
- For Stephen F. Austin's arrest, see:
- Austin, Stephen Fuller
- Declaration of November 7, 1835
- Heroes of the Texas Revolution:
- Childress, George
- Zavala, Lorenzo de
- Fannin, James
- Houston, Sam
- Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
- Travis, William B.
- Seguin, Juan N.
- Bowie, James
- Crockett, Davy
- Smith, Erastus [Deaf]
- Battles of the Revolution:
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- Gonzales,Battle of
- Siege of Bexar
- Goliad Massacre
- Alamo, Battle of the
- Runaway Scrape
- San Jacinto, Battle of
- Black Bean Episode
- Republic of Texas
- Houston, Samuel
- Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte
- Jones, Anson
- Mexican War
- Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
- Annexation
- Texas Rangers
- 1845(a)
- 1845(b)
- Annexation
- Second United States Cavalry
- 1861
- Texas and the Civil War
- Texas Troubles
- Abolition
- Mexican Texans in the Civil War
- Slavery
- Slavery, Urban
- Free Blacks
- Fort Concho
- Buffalo Soldiers
- Second Texas Infantry (Shiloh)
- Johnston, Albert Sidney
- Hood's Texas Brigade
- Eight Texas Cavalry (Terry's Texas Rangers)
- Sabine Pass, Battle of
- Palmito Ranch, Battle of
Reconstruction:- Reconstruction
- African Americans
- Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching
- Juneteenth
- Fifty Military District
- Agriculture (for impact of Civil War on)
- Late Nineteenth-Century Texas
- an antebellum cotton plantation
- Search "plantation" for additional listings
- Carpetbaggers
- Black Codes
- Freedmen's Bureau
- Segregation
- Ku Klux Klan
- Constitutional Convention of 1875
- Constitution of 1876
- Ranching
- Ranching in Spanish Texas
- Vaqueros
- Black Cowboys
- Cattle Trailing
- Chisholm Trail
- Western Trail
- Goodnight-Loving Trail
- Shawnee Trail
- Tascosa-Dodge City Trail
- Cattle Brands
- Goodnight, Charles
- Loving, Oliver
- Lytle, John T.
- Pryor, Iker
- King Ranch
- Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
- Texas Cattle Fever
- Barbed Wire
- Andrews County
- Look for Open-Range Ranching, Growth of Railroad
- Longhorns
- (see also: Big-Die-up)
- Mavericks
- Windmills
- Cattle Rustling
- Fence Cutting
- Railroads
- Buffalo Hunting
- Indian Relations
- Cherokee War
- Red River War
- Palo Duro Canyon, Battle of
- Indian Reservations
- Parker, Cynthia
- Comanche Indian Reservation
- Buffalo Soldiers
- Hogg, James S.
- Spindletop
- Oil and Gas Industry
- Oil Exploration
- Late Nineteenth-Century Texas (an overview essay)
Industry:- Agriculture
- Also see Agribusiness
- Cotton-Compress Industry
- Cotton Ginning
- Ranching
- Oil and Gas Industry
- Oil Exploration
- Real Estate
- SEARCH TIP: type into the search box: #uw10(boom and bust) for a listing of places or businesses with boom and bust information.
- Banks and Banking
Social Issues:- Progressive Era
- Other Reform Movements: SEARCH TIP: search lynching, suffrage, prohibition, educational reform, populism, prison reform.
- Lynching
- African Americans
- Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching
- Woman Suffrage
- League of Women Voters
- National Woman's Party
- Texas Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
- Prohibition
- Anti-Saloon League of Texas
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Education
- Women and Education
- Texas State Federation of Labor
- Farmers Alliance
- People's Party
- Civil Rights
- Health and Medicine
- American G.I. Forum of Texas
War:- World War I
- World War II
- Texas Since World War II
Political Parties:- People's Party
- Democratic Party
- Republican Party
Famous Texans:- Farmer, James
- Hector P. Garcia, See:
- The American G.I. Forum of Texas
- Cisneros, Henry, See:
- Munguía Torres, José Rómulo, Cisneros' grandfather
- Ferguson, James
- Ferguson, Miriam Amanda Wallace [Ma]
- Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- Johnson, Lyndon B.
- Rayburn, Sam
- Hobby, Oveta Culp
- Gonzales, Henry B., See:
- Texas Since World War II
Use Edit/Find to locate information on Gonzales - Tower, John G.
- Jordan, Barbara C.
- Leland, Mickey
- Constitution proposed in 1874
- Constitution of 1876
- Texas Legislature
Municipal- City Government
- Mayor-Council Form of City Government
- Commission Form of City Government
- Council Manger Form of City Government
County:- County Organization
- County Attorney
- County Auditor
- County Courthouse
- County Health Authority
- County Judge
- County School Trustees
- County Surveyor
- County Tax Assessor-Collector
- County Treasurer
State:- Governor
- Texas Legislature
- Judiciary
Revenue:- Sales Tax
- Tax Boards
- State Property Tax Board
- Water Improvement Districts
- Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Tax Districts, Special
Education:- Texas Education Agency
- Constitution of 1876
- See the Bill of Rights,
Use the edit/find key to locate reference to the Bill of Rights.
Political Parties:- Whig Party
- American Party
- Republican Party
- Democratic Party
- Greenback Party
- People's Party
- Raza Unida Party
- Socialist Party
- African Americans and Politics
- Tejano Politics
- Women and Politics
- Mexican-American Organizations
- National Woman's Party
Elected and Appointed Leaders of Texas:- Austin, Stephen Fuller
- Bentsen, Lloyd, See:
- Bentsen, Lloyd M., Sr., the Congressman's father.
- Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- Gonzales, Henry B., See:
- Texas Since World War II
Use Edit/Find to locate information on Gonzales - Hobby, Oveta Culp
- Hogg, James S.
- Houston, Sam
- Johnson, Lyndon B.
- Jones, Anson
- Jordan, Barbara C.
- Lamar, Mirabeau B.
- Leland, Mickey
- Rayburn, Sam
- Zavala, Lorenzo de
- Aeronautics and Aerospace Industry
- Agriculture
- Also see Agribusiness
- American Enterprise Forum
- Cattleman
- Chemical Industry
- Clothing Manufacture
- Cotton Culture
- Cotton Ginning
- Dairy Industry
- Dell Computer Corporation
- Dr Pepper Company
- Electronics Industry
- Food Processing
- Health and Medicine
- H-E-B
- Lead and Zinc Production
- Lumber Industry
- Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
- Manufacturing
Industries
- Mineral Resources and Mining
- Medical Research
- Oil and Gas Industry
- Paper Manufacture
- Petrochemical Industry
- Rice Culture
- Sheep Ranching
- Sheep Wars
- Shipbuilding
- Shrimping Industry
- Sorghum Culture
- Sugar Production
- Synthetic Rubber Manufacture
- Texas Association of Business
- Texas Instruments
- Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
- Trade Tokens
- Tourism
- Wheat Culture
- Folk Arts and Crafts
- Folk Belief
- Folk Building
- Folk Dance
- Folk Games
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican-American Folk Arts and Crafts
- Mariachi Music
- Tejano
Conjunto Festival
- African Americans
- African-American Churches
- Juneteenth
- Anglo-Americans
- See the 30th paragraph or use the edit/find key and locate the word "culture"
- Czechs
- English
- (Includes how the English came to Texas, although the English empresarios failed to develop communities.)
- French
- Willow Creek
- Germans
- Sunday Houses
- German Music
- Irish (empresarios)
- Poles
- Swedes
Spanish Influences in Texas:- Some selected places:
- Rio Grande River
- Neches River
- Colorado River
- Balcones Escarpment
- Llano Estacado
- Guadalupe Mountains
- San Antonio, Texas
- El Paso, Texas
- Del Rio, Texas
- Amarillo, Texas
- Bexar County
- San Saba County
Industries:- Aeronautics and Aerospace Industry
- Chemical Industry
- Clothing Manufacture
- Cotton Ginning
- Electronics Industry
- Health and Medicine
- Manufacturing Industries
- Medical Research
- Oil and Gas Industry
Innovators:- Bedicheck, Roy
- Michael DeBakey, See:
- Heart Transplant
- C. M. "Dad" Joiner, See:
- Overton, Texas
Technological Innovations:- Barbed Wire
- Windmills
- Oil and Gas Industry
- Aeronautics and Aerospace Industry
Technology and the Environment:- Oil spill, See:
- Matagorda Island
- Gulf of Mexico
- Air Pollution, See:
- Environmental Health
- Water Pollution, See:
- Texas Water Quality Board
Created by Michel Hinton, Hogg Middle School, Houston ISD, April 2002.
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