Library Guides: Texas History and Texas Government: Getting Started

Useful Web Sites

The Portal to Texas History
The Portal is a gateway to Texas history materials. You may discover anything from an ancestor's picture to a rare historical map. From prehistory to the present day, you can explore unique collections from Texas libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, genealogical societies, and private family collections. The Portal continues to grow as additional partners contribute digital versions of their collections.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Texas Maps
Large map collection located at the University of Texas Austin. A small portion of scanned images are available online and are copyright-free
Handbook of Texas
The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association.
Texas Government
Official website of the State of Texas
Bexar County
Official web site of Bexar County, Texas.
City of San Antonio
Official web site of the City of San Antonio.
Texas Almanac
"The source for all things Texan since 1857".
Who Represents Me?
Tool for finding out who your elected officials are and how to contact them.
City of San Antonio Archives
Municipal Archives and Records.
Texas Reference Sources Online
Texas Reference Sources (TRS) is a selective guide to reference works on, or relating to, Texas and Texans.

Texas State Library and Archive Commission Resources

TSLAC Researching Your Family Tree Brochure

Welcome

Welcome to the Palo Alto College Library! We have a great collection of materials on Texas topics. This LibGuide is designed to help students in Texas History and Texas Government classes that need information for papers, projects, debate or those just interested in the history and politics of the state.

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Texas News Sources

San Antonio Express News Collection This link opens in a new window Offers access to three editions: text, image, and web editions. Text edition provides full text access going back to 1990. Image edition gives full color access to the complete newspaper going back to 2018. Web edition contains articles only published on the web going back to 2016.

Texas Tribune Election 2020
Non-profit news source that covers politics and a range of policy issues that affect all Texans.
Texas Monthly: The Oral Histories
Covering Texas news, politics, food, history, crime, music, and everything in between for more than forty years.