State Book of Texas

It’s official: The Texas Legislature has designated the Texas Almanac as the State Book of Texas. Published since 1857 and now honored by House Concurrent Resolution 107, this trusted resource belongs on every Texan’s shelf.

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We are the state’s longest-running publisher of books on Texas history, having published our first volume in 1918. Through the years, we have established a reputation as a publisher of high-quality, award-winning books on a wide variety of topics, including exploration, biography, architecture, historic sites, high school football, labor unions, and suburbanization. All lovers of Texas’s rich pasts will find something to enjoy among our books.

Texas Oil & Energy

From the first recorded sighting of oil in 1543 to the gusher at Spindletop in 1901 and beyond, petroleum has shaped Texas’s economy, communities, and identity. This category explores the booms, busts, technological advances, and regulatory battles that made Texas a global energy powerhouse.

Texas Military History

From frontier forts and the Texas Revolution to global conflicts of the twentieth century and beyond, military service has played a defining role in the state’s history. This category explores the battles, leaders, institutions, and everyday Texans who shaped—and were shaped by—war and service.

The State Book of Texas

The Texas Almanac, produced by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), is the official State Book of Texas. Now in its 73rd edition, the 2026–27 volume is printed in full color and packed with new lists, feature stories, reports, facts, and visuals that bring the Lone Star State to life.

From early exploration to a renowned space program—and everything in between—the Texas Almanac highlights some of the state’s greatest achievements of the past and emerging trends for the future.

Whether you’re interested in weather, business, sports, government, pop culture, travel, agriculture, astronomy, the outdoors, or all of the above, the 2026–27 edition has something for everyone.

Updated with hundreds of photos, maps, and tables, it shows why Texas continues to be the center of attention.

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Texas On This Day: 500 Years of History

Texas has a long and colorful history, and the highlights are presented in this well researched work from Gary Vliet. From Cabeza de Vaca’s shipwreck in 1528 through the Texas Revolution to the present day—almost 500 years of recorded history—a myriad of significant events in Texas history are recounted in an easily accessed style. These events are arranged by day of the year to allow readers to see into the past on any specific day.  Expanding upon the author’s first day-by-day look at Texas history, this new and enhanced version offers many more vignettes on the story of the Lone Star State.

Gary Vliet, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin. He grew up in Alberta, Canada, and then studied and worked in California before joining the Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Texas at Austin (UT), where he taught for 35 years.

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