Handbook of Texas Online

Here you'll find articles on Texas history, geography, culture, and more.

Found In: Encyclopedias & Reference, Genealogy & Local History, Texas & Harris County, Homework

Harris County

Here you'll find information on the current leadership, various departments, latest news and more for Harris County, Texas.

Found In: Law & Government, Texas & Harris County

Harris County Archives

Here you'll find information on the archives of Harris County, Texas.  Collections include records from county offices such as the Assessor and Collector of Taxes, Justices of the Peace, Commissioners, County Judges and more.  Also includes private manuscript, map and photograph collections.

Found In: Genealogy & Local History, Texas & Harris County

Harris County Public Library Digital Archive

HCPL Digital Archive is an online archive of historical and cultural materials that illustrate the continuing story of the library, our partners, and our community. Our collections are curated by the Harris County Archives and Harris County Public Library. The site, exhibits, collections, and individual items are managed and maintained by the Harris County Public Library. 

Found In: Genealogy & Local History, Texas & Harris County

Harris Votes

Harris County Elections Administrator. Here you can find information on voter registration, sample ballots, elections calendar and more. 

Found In: Law & Government, Texas & Harris County, Voting & Elections

HCPL OverDrive Collection

eBooks, eAudio, Digital Magazines & more. Also available are materials in world languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, Vietnamese & more.

Found In: Digital Media, Books & Reading, Magazines, Newspapers & Journals

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Here you'll find information about a wide variety of health topics.

Access to this resource provided through the Texas State Library & Archives Commission's TexShare program ends 8/31/2023.

Video Tutorial: Introduction to EBSCOhost

Found In: Health & Medicine

Health Source: Nursing/Academic

Here you'll find articles about nursing and other medical disciplines.

Access to this resource provided through the Texas State Library & Archives Commission's TexShare program ends 8/31/2023.

Video Tutorial: Introduction to EBSCOhost

Found In: Health & Medicine

Heritage Quest

Here you'll find primary sources dating back to the 1700s. Contains six core resources: U.S. Federal Censuses, genealogy and local history books, Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War Records, Freedman's Bank Records and the LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set.

Found In: Genealogy & Local History

Historical Newspapers: Austin American-Statesman (1871-1980)

ProQuest Historical Newspapers is considered the gold standard in historical news databases. As the leading newspaper in the capital of Texas, the historical Austin American-Statesman provides researchers with unique insights into the political, economic, cultural, and social life of this important state, as well as the southwest U.S. from the late 19th through the 20th century. The paper has strong central Texas coverage, especially for political reporting.

Found In: Magazines, Newspapers & Journals

Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center

Here you'll find detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast.  Covers arts & crafts, collecting, home & garden, games, models, sewing, knitting, crocheting and more.

Access to this resource provided through the Texas State Library & Archives Commission's TexShare program ends 8/31/2023.

Video Tutorial: Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center

Found In: Do-It-Yourself (DIY), Hobbies & Crafts

Home Improvement Reference Center

Here you'll find detailed, user-friendly "how-to" information on a variety of home improvement and repair projects.

Access to this resource provided through the Texas State Library & Archives Commission's TexShare program ends 8/31/2023.

Found In: Do-It-Yourself (DIY), Hobbies & Crafts

Houston Chronicle (Newsbank)

Here you'll find Houston Chronicle articles from 10/29/1985 to the present. Digital image edition available from 10/24/2017 to present. To read the digital image edition click the listing on the menu with "image" as the format.  Click on "All Databases" to see other available collections from Newsbank: Houston Community Weeklies, Texas Newspaper collection, America's News, Special Reports & Hot Topics from around the nation. 

Found In: Magazines, Newspapers & Journals

Houston Community Weeklies (Newsbank)

Here you'll find local weekly publications from around the Houston area usually folded into the Houston Chronicle. Dates range from 10/31/2018-present. Available in digital image edition. 

Found In: Magazines, Newspapers & Journals

Humanities Full Text

Here you'll find full-text articles, abstracts and bibliographic indexing of scholarly sources in the humanities.

Access to this resource provided through the Texas State Library & Archives Commission's TexShare program ends 8/31/2023.

Video Tutorial: Introduction to EBSCOhost

Found In: Social Sciences