Is there any symbol of Texas more enduring and iconic than the cowboy? From the earliest cattle drives on the open range to the modern…
Texas State Libraries & Archives
For Southeast Texas, the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center serves as more than a home to historical records and artifacts. The Center is…
he Texas Constitution of 1876 prohibited the state government from publishing literature designed to attract visitors. Despite this, tourism emerged as the state’s fifth largest…
As the official repository for the records of the government, the Texas State Archives are robust in materials documenting of the western heritage of the…
We live in an information-based economy, and success depends on access to accurate, authoritative, and diverse information, technologies, and educational resources. The mission of the…
Food is elemental. It feeds the body but also fuels culture, identity, and our economy. The foods that define us as Texans are as diverse…
In 2020, Texas had only five registered Literary Landmarks statewide. My colleagues at the Texas State Library and Archives and I decided it was time…
None were more famous than Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker of Dallas. Beginning in 1932, Bonnie and Clyde and several others formed a gang which…

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