The Frontier Forts of Texas
Ruins at Fort McKavett. Photo by Robert Plocheck.
Annexation to Secession
A drawing of the U.S. Army at Corpus Christi Bay 1845. Courtesy Library of Congress →
Galveston's Response to the Hurricane of 1900
The Galveston Seawall under construction, from the Texas Almanac 1904 →
Commercial Fishing in Texas
An oyster boat returns to Fulton. Photo by Robert Plocheck →
Geology of Texas
Family Life at the Forts
Alice Grierson accompanied her husband to Ft. Concho and Ft. Davis. National Park Service →
Agriculture
Timeline: Early European Exploration and Development (1519–1823)
'Coronado's Camp at Blanco Canyon' by William K. Hartmann. Floyd County Museum →
Physical Regions
Franciscan Missionaries in Texas before 1690
Railroads in Texas
A train moves across Grayson County. Photo by Robert Plocheck →
European Exploration and Development
The Texas Rangers: From Horses to Helicopters
Three Texas Rangers circa 1892. Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum →
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Texas in the 20th Century, Part 3
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86th Legislature Increases School Funding, Sets Limits on Local Property Tax Raises
88th Legislature Report: Impeachment Trial
88th Legislature: Tax Cuts, Border Security, and Impeachment
87th Legislature: Winter Storm Uri and a 6-Week Abortion Ban
Birding in Texas
Post Secondary Education
Local Option Alcohol
Prehistoric Texas
Water Resources
Texas Droughts
Texas Tornados
Scientific Balloons in Texas
Southwest Research Institute Invents the Future
Mineral Water Spas of Texas
Community Hospitals in Texas
High School Football
Recreation
Population
Law Enforcement and Crime Reporting
Scotch-Irish Texans
Polish Texans
Texas Medal of the Arts Awards
State Musicians of Texas
State Artists of Texas
State Poets Laureate
State Historians of Texas
History of Oil Discoveries in Texas
Petroleum Production and Income in Texas
Rig Counts and Wells Drilled by Year
Major Military Installations
Federal Courts in Texas
The Money Factory in Fort Worth
State Government
Civilian Conservation Corps in Texas
Physical Regions
Wind Energy, 2012
Texas Economy 2011: A Slow Recovery
U.S. Senators from Texas
Elections of Texas Governors, 1845-2010
Texas Economy 2010: Recovery from a Great Recession
Recent Changes in Public Schools
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Obituaries
In every Texas Almanac since 1996, we include short obituaries for people who had passed away in the previous two years that had made an impact in the state.
- Charles P. "Charlie" Robinson, July 11, 2021
- Johnny Solinger, June 26, 2021
- Larry Jeff McMurtry, March 25, 2021
- Raúl G. Villaronga, March 20, 2021
- Cathy Cochran, February 7, 2021
Bluebonnet Hills Cemetery, Colleyville, TX. Photo by Dan Dennis on Unsplash
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