Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Stephen F. Austin
Read this short biography of Stephen F. Austin, complete with links to primary documents involving the empresario known as "The Father of Texas."
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Lorenzo De Zavala
Read this short biography of Lorenzo de Zavala, complete with links to primary documents involving the 19th-century Mexican politician.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Mirabeau B. Lamar
This detailed account tracks the life of Mirabeau B. Lamar, a fascinating poet and politician, who quickly became involved in the fight for Texas independence. Numerous primary source documents, ranging from handwritten letters to...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Who Was Known as The...?
Who Was Known As the Father of Texas? Who Was Known As the Yellow Rose of Texas? This resource identifies a selection of famous people from Texas history, and provides a biography for each.
Texas A&M University
Texas A&m University: Antonio Margil De Jesus
Find out about the life and work of Antonio Margil de Jesus, an early missionary to Texas.
Texas A&M University
Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Green De Witt
Read some biographical detail about Green DeWitt, an empresario in Mexican Texas who founded the DeWitt Colony.
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Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: The De Leon Colony: Empresario Don Martin De Leon
Read in-depth biography about Martin de Leon, a rancher and wealthy Mexican empresario descended from Spanish aristocracy. This account describes his importance to early Texas settlement.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: James S. Hogg
Read this short text with biographical information on the twentieth governor of the great state of Texas, James S. Hogg.
Son of the South
Son of the South: Stephen F. Austin's Trip to Mexico in 1833
Read about commissioner Stephen F. Austin's key trip to Mexico City in 1833 shortly after the adjournment of the Mexican Presidential convention.
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Comanche Lodge: Quanah Parker
This biography of famous Texan, Quanah Parker, tells the story of his life and the impact he made in Texas history.
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Dell: Michael S. Dell
Read about Michael Dell, the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Dell, the company he founded with $1000 in 1984 at the age of 19.
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Humanities Texas: Texas Originals: Quanah Parker
A brief biography of Comanche chief, Quanah Parker, a notable Native American leader in Texas history.
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Humanities Texas: Texas Originals: James Stephen Hogg
A brief overview of James Stephen Hogg's work in the Texas governor's office in the late nineteenth century.
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Seguin Descendants Historical Preservation: Erasmo Seguin
Dig deep into the life of Erasmo Seguin, the sole representative from Texas to the constitutional convention after Mexico achieved independence from Spain. He helped to draft the Constitution of 1824 and was a major influence in the...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Francisco Hidalgo
Find out about the work and life of Francisco Hidalgo, the most patient and persistent advocate of missions among the Indians of East Texas.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Juan Jose Maria Erasmo De Jesus Seguin
Learn about the life and work of Erasmo Seguin, the sole representative from Texas to the constitutional convention after Mexico achieved independence from Spain. He helped to draft the Constitution of 1824 and was a major influence in...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Martin De Leon
Read about the life and work of Martin de Leonwas, a rancher and wealthy Mexican empresario descended from Spanish aristocracy who later established De Leon's Colony, the only predominantly Mexican colony in Texas.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Stephen Fuller Austin
Also known as the "Father of Texas," read about Stephen F. Austin, and how he helped shaped Texas into what it is today.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) Ross
Read this short biography about Texas' nineteenth governor, and the president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now called Texas A&M University.
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History.com: This Day in History: Stephen Austin Imprisoned by Mexicans
Read this short account of when the Mexican government imprisoned the Texas colonizer Stephen Austin in Mexico City.
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Celebrating Texas: James Stephen Hogg [Pdf]
An informational text piece about James Stephen Hogg, Texas's first Texas-born governor. The student activity also contains review questions which challenge the students to critically think about this famous Texan.
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Green De Witt Colony: Green De Witt
A brief biography of the leader and founder of the DeWitt Colony in Texas, Green DeWitt.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Scott Joplin [Pdf]
A lesson plan that looks at Scott Joplin as a famous composer from Texas.