Introduction: Theories, Definitions, Historians
Part One: First Things
1. The Lay of the Land
2. The Influence of the Native Americans
3. The Towns of the Spanish Empire in Texas
4. The Coming of the Americans
5. The Towns of the Texas Revolution
Part Two: The Dirt Road Frontier, 1836–1900
6. Major Events
7. The Dirt Road
8. Migration: Gone to Texas
9. The Evolution of San Antonio
10. The German Towns of Texas
11. The Coastal Ports
12. The River Ports
13. The Political Towns
14. The Military Towns
15. The Railroad Towns
16. The Lumber Towns
17. The End of the Dirt Road Frontier
Part Three: The Amenities of City Life, 1900–1950
18. The Rural to Urban Shift
19. The Great Galveston Storm
20. Spindletop and Beaumont
21. The Oil Towns
22. The Elite Rule of the Cities
23. The World War I Era
24. The Entrancement of the City
25. The Great Depression
26. World War II
27. The Immediate Postwar Years
Part Four: Great Texas Cities, 1950–2012
28. Population and Urban Expansion
29. Suburbs and Subdivisions
30. Segregation and Integration
31. The Hispanic Identity
32. John F. Kennedy and Dallas
33. The Voting Rights Act and the Cities
34. Land Transportation
35. Airlines and Airports
36. Urban Excellence in Texas
37. Houston, a Renaissance City
38. The Infrastructure for Excellence
39. The City and the State: A Conundrum
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index
