Yale University
Avalon Project: Address of the Honorable s.f. Austin, March 7, 1836
This is the text of an address Austin made to the people of Louisville, Kentucky explaining the conflict between Texas and Mexico, and asking for support.
PBS
The West: Stephen Fuller Austin (1793 1836)
PBS presents a biography on the life of Stephen Fuller Austin. Known as "The Father of Texas," Stephen F. Austin established the first Anglo-American colony in the Teas province of Mexico and saw it grow into an independent republic.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Stephen F. Austin 1793 1836
Often called "The Father of Texas", Stephen Austin settled the first American colony in Mexican controlled Texas and fought for Texas independence. Hyperlinks to additional information.