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Texas Databases/Indexes
Subject Liaisons: Linda Snow 972-883-2626 & Kreg Walvoord 972-883-2919
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| A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography and culture. Includes more than 23,000 full-text articles on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions and a variety of other topics. Articles may be searched or browsed by subject. Sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association and the General Libraries at The University of Texas at Austin. | |
| Index to Texas Magazines and Documents (Reference Aisle 5B) |
The Index to Texas Magazines and Documents is an online index for 43 popular Texas magazines covering history, travel, business, and culture. The Index covers publications from 1986 to the present. For best results use the “Advanced Search” option and put asterisks before and after each search term. Examples: *Fort Davis* or *Dallas* AND *music*. How to Search This Database |
| Texas Reference Center includes more than 80 full text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic and gender studies, literature, public health, and business as well as sports and leisure in Texas. The database also contains biographies of notable Texans both historical and contemporary. How to Search This Database | |
| This database provides a selection of widely-used downloadable Texas and federal legal forms, including real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy forms, divorce petitions, landlord/tenant agreements and many others. Also included is a directory of state attorneys and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in everyday English. | |
| Regional Directory includes phone numbers, addresses, web links and more about cities, counties, appraisal districts, school districts, universities, and other special districts in North Central Texas. How to Search This Database | |
UT Austin's Texas Government Information |
Collection of online resources about State of Texas provided by University of Texas at Austin. |
Dallas Public Library's Community Information Database |
Collection of online resources about DFW metroplex provided by Dallas Public Library. |
| HeritageQuest Online is a good place to begin your family history research. It contains a collection of over 25,000 family histories as well as some of the U.S. census records from 1790 to 1930. These may be searched by surname or by geographic location. It also contains articles from several hundred genealogy and local history journals. How to Search This Database | |
Texas Newspapers |
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| Provides full text coverage of all local and regional news appearing in the Dallas Morning News from 1984 to the present. Paid advertisements, sports scores, and want ads are not included. How to Search This Database | |
| Austin American-Statesman (1996-present) | Provides indexing and full-text of articles for the newspaper as far back as 1996. The Austin-American Statesman is a great source for articles about the Texas Legislature and Texas politics. How to Search This Database |
| Lexis-Nexis is an index to a wide variety of local, state, national, and international newspapers. Lexis-Nexis also contains business and industry newspapers, company information, SEC filings and reports, and accounting literature. The legal research section of Lexis-Nexis contains federal and state court decisions, federal and state codes, and articles from law reviews. How to Search This Database | |
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