Texas Political History | Key Events, Reforms, and Power Struggles

Annexation and Statehood (1845-1860)Biography Early Leaders of Texas Governors of Texas

J. Pinckney Henderson: Diplomat and First Texas Governor

Biography Governors of Texas The Reconstruction Era (1865–1874)

James Throckmorton: The Texas Governor Ousted by the U.S. Army

20th Century History Biography Governors of Texas

The Forgotten Governorship of S. W. T. Lanham

Biography Governors of Texas The Civil War

Governor Pendleton Murrah and the Collapse of the Confederacy

Biography Governors of Texas The Civil War

Francis Lubbock: Confederate Governor of Texas

Biography Governors of Texas The Courthouse Era (1875-1900)

John Ireland: Governor in the Wild West Era

Biography The Civil War The Reconstruction Era (1865–1874)

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

20th Century History Biography Governors of Texas

Governor Allan Shivers and the Fight to Preserve Segregation

Annexation and Statehood (1845-1860)Biography Governors of Texas The Reconstruction Era (1865–1874)

Elisha M. Pease: Governor of Texas During the Post-War Military Occupation

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Annexation and Statehood (1845-1860)Governors of Texas Primary Sources in Texas History Speeches & Addresses

Sam Houston’s Return: Inaugural Address as Governor, 1859