TEKS Expectation 7.7A
7.7A
Explain how the oil industry led to the industrialization of Texas.
Belongs to Statement 7.7: The student understands how individuals, events, and issues shaped the history of Texas during the late 19th, 20th, and early 21st centuries.
Teach this expectation using entries from our Handbook
Our Handbook entries are written by volunteer historians and professionals, reviewed by TSHA staff, vetted by scholars, and approved by the TSHA Chief Historian.
Oil & Gas Industry
- Oil and Gas Industry
- Corsicana Oilfield
- Spindletop Oilfield
- Lucas, Anthony Francis
- Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
- Sour Lake Oilfield
- Batson-Old Oilfield
- Humble Oilfield
- Goose Creek Oilfield
- Texaco
- Gulf Oil Corporation
- Beaumont, TX
- Exxon Company, U.S.A.
- Railroad Commission
- Panhandle Field
- Houston, TX