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

“Let the Sword Do Its Work”: The Presidency of Mirabeau Lamar
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
Annexation and Statehood (1845-1860)Governors of TexasUncategorized

George Tyler Wood: Second Governor of Texas

Beauford Jester: Texas Governor in an Era of Expanding Government
20th Century HistoryBiographyGovernors of Texas

Beauford Jester: Texas Governor in an Era of Expanding Government

Preston Smith: The Bespectacled ‘Education Governor’ of 1970s Texas
20th Century HistoryBiographyGovernors of Texas

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

John H. Reagan: Confederate Leader and U.S. Senator
BiographyThe Courthouse Era (1875-1900)

John H. Reagan: Confederate Leader and U.S. Senator

The Woll Invasion of 1842: Mexico’s Last Major Incursion Into Texas
Military HistoryThe Republic of Texas

The Woll Invasion of 1842: Mexico’s Last Major Incursion Into Texas

Stephen Austin’s Earliest Map of Texas (1822)
Geography & DemographicsHistoric Maps of TexasMexican Texas (1821–1836)

Stephen Austin’s Earliest Map of Texas (1822)

The Texas Navy’s Yucatán Campaign, 1841–1843
Military HistoryThe Republic of Texas

The Texas Navy’s Yucatán Campaign, 1841–1843

The Constitutional Convention of 1875
Constitutions of TexasLegal HistoryThe Courthouse Era (1875-1900)

The Constitutional Convention of 1875

Revolutionary Regime in Texas: The Consultation & General Council of 1835
Texas HistoryThe Texas Revolution

Revolutionary Regime in Texas: The Consultation & General Council of 1835

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