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Primary Sources in Texas History

Texapedia’s curated primary source documents offer a direct window into the political, legal, and cultural history of Texas. These original records allow readers to engage with the past in the words of those who shaped it. Each source is presented with historical context to clarify its significance and invite deeper understanding of the era in which it was written.

The Redeemer Triumph: Richard Coke’s 1874 Inaugural Address Texas Governor Richard Coke
Primary Sources in Texas HistorySpeeches & AddressesThe Reconstruction Era (1865–1874)

The Redeemer Triumph: Richard Coke’s 1874 Inaugural Address

A Call to Arms After John Brown’s Raid
Annexation and Statehood (1845-1860)Primary Sources in Texas HistorySpeeches & Addresses

A Call to Arms After John Brown’s Raid

The 1995 Inaugural Address of Governor George W. Bush texas governor george w bush inauguration 1995
20th Century HistoryPrimary Sources in Texas HistorySpeeches & Addresses

The 1995 Inaugural Address of Governor George W. Bush

William Travis’s Letter from the Alamo (1836)
FeaturedHistoric Letters & MemoirsMilitary HistoryThe Texas Revolution

William Travis’s Letter from the Alamo (1836)

Sam Houston’s Return: Inaugural Address as Governor, 1859 sam houston wide
Annexation and Statehood (1845-1860)Governors of TexasPrimary Sources in Texas HistorySpeeches & Addresses

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

DeWitt’s Empresario Contract (1825) Page 3 of the original 1825 signed empresario contract in Spanish between Green DeWitt and the Mexican government
Colonial Era RecordsEarly Leaders of TexasMexican Texas (1821–1836)

DeWitt’s Empresario Contract (1825)

Moses Austin’s Spanish Empresario Contract
Colonial Era RecordsSpanish Texas (1690–1821)

Moses Austin’s Spanish Empresario Contract

The Farmers Alliance Platform of 1886
Party Platforms & Political DocumentsThe Courthouse Era (1875-1900)

The Farmers Alliance Platform of 1886

Map of American Indian Tribes in Texas in the 1700s
Historic MapsMaps of TexasPrimary Sources in Texas HistorySpanish Texas (1690–1821)

Map of American Indian Tribes in Texas in the 1700s

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