Austin (Texas) Scrapbook 1908-1945
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Texas. Legislature
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The Texas Legislature's Central Investigating Committees of the House and Senate were formed in 1917 to investigate every state department and institution in Texas. The investigation was an outgrowth of general public suspicion and distrust of state government, aggravated by: the entry of the United States into World War I and the resulting distrust of German-Americans; the impeachment of Governor Ferguson earlier in 1917; and charges of corruption and collusion made against officia...
University of Texas at Austin.
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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...
Austin (Texas) Scrapbook
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Austin is the capital of Texas and the county seat of Travis County. It is also home to the main campus of the University of Texas and its Longhorns. Austin is named for Stephen F. Austin, the founder of Anglo-American Texas. President of the Republic of Texas Mirabeau B. Lamar led the commission on the selection of what would be the site of Austin. In 1842, the next president of the Republic, Sam Houston, demanded that the national archives be moved to Houston, an order...
