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In Search of Heroes: The Cost of Freedom: William B. Travis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of William B. Travis, a southern lawyer who died at the battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Includes a timeline.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Stephen Austin

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the energetic life of this Texas colonizer. Following his father's lead, Austin leads Americans to Texas and works for years at improving the colony and working to pacify the Mexican government as well. (In Spanish)
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PBS

The West: Stephen Fuller Austin (1793 1836)

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Stephen F. Austin 1793 1836

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.