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Learn about the pivotal events, movements, and power struggles that have shaped Texas government and public life.

Cassius Clay: Lincoln’s Forgotten Pick to Govern Postwar Texas
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Cassius Clay: Lincoln’s Forgotten Pick to Govern Postwar Texas

James Allred: The New Deal Governor of Texas
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James Allred: The New Deal Governor of Texas

Dan Moody: Reform Governor Who Took on the Klan and the Ferguson Machine Newspaper headline from 1926 saying "Reign of Fergusonism Finally Ended in Texas," with coverage of Dan Moody's inauguration.
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Dan Moody: Reform Governor Who Took on the Klan and the Ferguson Machine

The White Primary in Texas, 1923–1944
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The White Primary in Texas, 1923–1944

The Fredonian-Cherokee Treaty of 1826
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The Fredonian-Cherokee Treaty of 1826

“Let the Sword Do Its Work”: The Presidency of Mirabeau Lamar Mezzotint portrait of Mirabeau B. Lamar, president of the Republic of Texas ca. 1857
BiographyEarly Leaders of TexasThe Republic of Texas

“Let the Sword Do Its Work”: The Presidency of Mirabeau Lamar

George Tyler Wood: Second Governor of Texas
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George Tyler Wood: Second Governor of Texas

Map of Galveston Fortifications on the Eve of Battle Illustration of naval combat during the Battle of Galveston Bay in 1863.
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Map of Galveston Fortifications on the Eve of Battle

Beauford Jester: Texas Governor in an Era of Expanding Government Beauford Jester giving a speech during his campaign for Texas governor.
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Beauford Jester: Texas Governor in an Era of Expanding Government

Preston Smith: The Bespectacled ‘Education Governor’ of 1970s Texas Governor Preston Smith
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Preston Smith: The Bespectacled ‘Education Governor’ of 1970s Texas

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