“Few people realize that in the area of law, Texas began its American journey far ahead of most of the rest of the country, far more enlightened on such subje

The Republic of Texas has a vivid past - its ancestors ventured west to settle an uneasy land - from exploration by the Spaniards to war with the Mexican govern

This volume provides biographical and genealogical data on nearly 1500 men who served as judges during the period of the Republic of Texas. It consists of an in

The laws that governed the institution of slavery in early Texas were enacted over a fifty-year period in which Texas moved through incarnations as a Spanish co

Explore the controversial legal history of the formation of the United States Prestatehood Legal Materials is your one-stop guide to the history and development