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The Defender, a 1936 yearbook of rural schools in

The Defender, a 1936 yearbook of rural schools in Travis County, is now available online on the Portal to Texas History. Packed with information about rural schools, teachers, and students, the book is an excellent resource for genealogists, researchers, educators and more. Thank you to the Travis County Historical Commission for working with the Archives to get this book digitized and online.

Today on our blog we take a look county records th

Today on our blog we take a look county records that document convict leasing, a system of penal labor with a troubling history that occurred at the state and local levels in the 1800s and early 1900s.

Travis County Commissioner Precinct 4 Lawson Booth

Travis County Commissioner Precinct 4 Lawson Booth and road crew, 1957. Did you know that local residents were once expected to volunteer for roadwork? Find out more about early Travis County roads, now on our blog!

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