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Who Shaped the Lone Star Economy

Explore Texas companies that have transformed industries and communities. See how their influence has made a lasting impact on the state of Texas.

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Shell Oil’s Impact on Texas: Driving Economic Growth and Energy Innovation

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H-E-B: A Texas Institution Driving Community and Economic Growth

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Southwest Airlines: Texas’s Pioneer in Affordable Air Travel and Economic Growth

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Exxon: Shaping Texas’s Economy and Energy Future

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American Fence Company: Building a Legacy Across Texas

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Precision Pest Control: Protecting Texas’s Environment and Communities

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Located in the South Central region of the United States, Texas covers around 268,596 square miles and holds close to 30 million residents. It's the second largest U.S. state and shares borders with the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and the country of Mexico.

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Why Historic Texas

Historic Texas gathers county histories, town origins, cemetery records, old photos, postcards and maps into one place. Most of it comes from state historical markers, census returns, county histories and material contributed by the people who live there.

How the archive is built

Each county page starts with founding records and courthouse history, then grows as towns, communities and burial grounds are added. Vanished settlements get the same treatment as county seats, because they are usually the hardest to find anywhere else.

Using the records

Browse by county to see everything inside one set of county lines, or go straight to a town by name. Corrections and photographs are welcome, and every submission is checked before it goes up.

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