 Cover of the 2006-2007 Texas Almanac (sesquicentennial) | |
| Author | Multiple |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Collier (2006-2007 ed.) |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Texas |
| Genre | Reference |
| Publisher | Texas State Historical Association |
Publication date | 1857 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Book (electronic edition available) |
| Pages | ~700 |
| ISBN | 978-0-914511-38-0 (2006-2007 ed.) |
| OCLC | 80720995 |
The Texas Almanac is a biennially published reference work providing information for the general public on the history of the US state of Texas and its people, government and politics, economics, natural resources, holidays, culture, education, recreation, the arts, and other topics. Detailed information on each of the state's 254 counties is provided, along with analytical essays on a variety of topics unique to each edition; for example, topics in the 2006-2007 edition include the state's film industry and the history of Lebanese and Syrian immigration to Texas. As with many other almanacs, an extensive astronomical calendar is included. The present publisher is the Texas State Historical Association, which acquired the Texas Almanac as a gift from the A. H. Belo Corporation on May 5, 2008.