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Below is a list of books the Library has received during the past two months.

Week of Monday, Oct 06 2025

Let's celebrate Hispanic heritage
Coppell, Tex. : [s.n.], c2025.
YOUNG TEXANS
Received: 10/10/2025
Hispanic American art :--Juvenile literature

The conservative frontier : Texas and the origins of the New Right / Jeff Roche.
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025.
976.4 R673 2025
Received: 10/8/2025
Conservatism--Texas, West--History.
Political culture--Texas, West--History.
Cowboys--Political activity--Texas, West--History.
Frontier and pioneer life--Texas, West.
Ranch life--Political aspects--Texas, West--History.
Individualism--Texas, West--History.
Popular culture--Political aspects--Texas, West--History.
Businesspeople--Texas, West--Biography.
Journalists--Texas, West--Biography.
Politicians--Texas, West--Biography.
Conservatisme (CaQQLa)201-0033181--Texas (Ouest) (CaQQLa)201-0482764--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Cowboys (CaQQLa)201-0044626--Activitâe politique (CaQQLa)201-0373907--Texas (Ouest) (CaQQLa)201-0482764--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Vie au ranch (CaQQLa)201-0019011--Aspect politique (CaQQLa)201-0382521--Texas (Ouest) (CaQQLa)201-0482764--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Culture populaire (CaQQLa)201-0017150--Aspect politique (CaQQLa)201-0382521--Texas (Ouest) (CaQQLa)201-0482764--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Gens d'affaires (CaQQLa)201-0291070--Texas (Ouest) (CaQQLa)201-0482764--Biographies. (CaQQLa)201-0378258
Politiciens (CaQQLa)201-0016043--Texas (Ouest) (CaQQLa)201-0482764--Biographies. (CaQQLa)201-0378258
Conservatism--History. fast (OCoLC)fst00875586
Cowboys. fast (OCoLC)fst00881986
Frontier and pioneer life. fast (OCoLC)fst00935370
Individualism--History. fast (OCoLC)fst00970329
Political culture--History. fast (OCoLC)fst01069269
Popular culture--Political aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01071375
Ranch life. fast (OCoLC)fst01089735

The fall of affirmative action : race, the Supreme Court, and the future of higher education / Justin Driver.
New York : Columbia Global Reports, [2025]
344.73 D782 2025
Received: 10/8/2025
Affirmative action programs in education--Law and legislation--United States.
Affirmative action programs in education--Law and legislation--United States--Cases.
Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States.
Universities and colleges--Admission--Law and legislation--United States.

Week of Monday, Sep 29 2025

America the Beautiful. Texas / by R. Conrad Stein ; brailled by Braillebook.com ; The Braille Superstore.
[Abbotsford, British Columbia] : Braillebooks.com : The Braille Superstore, [date of publication not identified]
YOUNG TEXANS
Received: 10/1/2025
Braille books.
Texas--Juvenile literature.
Texas.
Livres en braille. (CaQQLa)201-0267401
Braille books fast (OCoLC)fst00837567

My two border towns / by David Bowles ; illustrated by Erika Meza.
New York : Kokila, 2021.
YOUNG TEXANS
Received: 9/29/2025
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
City and town life--Juvenile fiction.
Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.
Border crossing--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories--Pictorial works.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
City and town life--Fiction.
Mexican Americans--Fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Fiction.
Páeres et fils (CaQQLa)201-0058273--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0376960
Vie urbaine (CaQQLa)201-0019048--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0376960
Amâericains d'origine mexicaine (CaQQLa)201-0019627--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0376960
âEmigration et immigration (CaQQLa)201-0062135--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0376960
Passage de frontiáere (CaQQLa)201-0497760--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0376960
Familles (CaQQLa)201-0076848--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0376960
Histoires pour enfants (CaQQLa)201-0001489--Ouvrages illustrâes. (CaQQLa)201-0377738
JUVENILE FICTION--People & Places--United States--Hispanic & Latino. bisacsh
JUVENILE FICTION--Social Themes--Emigration & Immigration. bisacsh
JUVENILE FICTION--Lifestyles--City & Town Life. bisacsh
Families fast (OCoLC)fst01728849
Children's stories fast (OCoLC)fst00856632
Border crossing fast (OCoLC)fst01715649
City and town life fast (OCoLC)fst00862081
Emigration and immigration fast (OCoLC)fst00908690
Fathers and sons fast (OCoLC)fst00921899
Mexican Americans fast (OCoLC)fst01019072
Fathers. homoit
Sons. homoit
Family members. homoit
Family members--Juvenile fiction. homoit
Fathers--Juvenile fiction. homoit
Sons--Juvenile fiction. homoit
Father-son relationship--Juvenile fiction. sears
City and town life--Juvenile fiction. sears
Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction. sears
Immigration and emigration--Juvenile fiction. sears
Father-son relationship--Fiction. sears
City and town life--Fiction. sears
Mexican Americans--Fiction. sears
Immigration and emigration--Fiction. sears

The Texas Civil Rights Project : how we built a social justice movement / Jim Harrington.
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025.
340.092 H299 2025
Received: 9/29/2025
Civil rights lawyers--Texas--Biography.
Civil rights--Texas--History.
Civil rights movements--Texas--History.
Human rights--Texas--History.
Legal assistance to the poor--Texas--History.
Community organization--Texas--History.
Avocats des droits de l'homme (CaQQLa)000295248--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0460855--Biographies. (CaQQLa)201-0378258
Droits de l'homme (CaQQLa)201-0154231--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0460855--Lâegislation (CaQQLa)201-0154231--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Mouvements des droits de l'homme (CaQQLa)201-0327507--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0460855--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) (CaQQLa)201-0065399--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0460855--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Aide juridique aux pauvres (CaQQLa)201-0013062--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0460855--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Organisation communautaire (CaQQLa)201-0022226--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0460855--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Civil rights fast (OCoLC)fst00862627
Civil rights lawyers fast (OCoLC)fst01893265
Civil rights movements--History. fast (OCoLC)fst00862710
Human rights--History. fast (OCoLC)fst00963299

Week of Monday, Sep 22 2025

Dolph Briscoe : my life in Texas ranching and politics / by Dolph Briscoe ; as told to Don Carleton.
Austin, TX : Briscoe Center for American History, 2018.
976.4 B859 2018
Received: 9/23/2025
Governors--Texas--Biography.
Legislators--Texas--Biography.
Governors. fast (OCoLC)fst00945704
Legislators. fast (OCoLC)fst00995828
Politics and government. fast (OCoLC)fst01919741

Sunset in Texas, 2026-2027.
[Austin, TX] : Sunset Advisory Commission, [2025]
S1500.8 SU74 2025
Received: 9/22/2025
Sunset reviews of government programs--Texas.
Legislation--Texas.

Week of Monday, Sep 15 2025

Josâe Tomâas Canales became JT : A short biography of the first American of Mexican origin to become a Texas state representative / Josâe Angel Gutiâerrez.
Dallas : Josâe Angel Gutiâerrez, [2025]
328.764 G885 2025
Received: 9/15/2025
Mexican American legislators--Texas--Biography.

Week of Monday, Sep 08 2025

Interview with Chase Untermeyer, 2015.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2015.
L1801.1 OR63CU 2015
Received: 9/11/2025
Oral history.

Interview with Charles Tupper, 2015.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2015.
L1801.1 OR63CT 2015
Received: 9/11/2025
Oral history.

Interview with T. Townsend, 2017.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63TT 2017
Received: 9/11/2025
Oral history.

Interview with Bob Salter, 2017.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63RS 2017
Received: 9/11/2025
Oral history.

Interview with Sylvia Romo, 2017.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63SR 2017
Received: 9/11/2025
Oral history.
Women legislators--Texas--Interviews.

Interview with Dick Reed, 2017.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63DR 2017
Received: 9/11/2025
Oral history.

J. Ratcliff Speaker's Reunion Day 2017 interview.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63JR 2017
Received: 9/11/2025
Oral history.

Interview with P. Pressler, 2017.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63PP 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

Interview with Ace Pickens, 2017.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63AP 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

Interview with Diane Patrick, 2017.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63DP 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.
Women legislators--Texas--Interviews.

Interview with Gib Lewis, 2015.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2015.
L1801.1 OR63GL 2015
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

Interview with Lee Jackson, 2015.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2015.
L1801.1 OR63LJ 2015
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

Speaker's Reunion Day 2017 interview : A. Hightower and M. Stiles.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63MS 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

Speaker's Reunion Day 2017 interview : A. Hightower and M. Stiles.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63AH 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

C. Hackney and S. Schlueter Speaker's Reunion Day 2017 interview.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63SS 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

C. Hackney and S. Schlueter Speaker's Reunion Day 2017 interview.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63CH 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

Interview with Veronica Gonzales, 2017.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63VG 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.
Women legislators--Texas--Interviews.

Interview with Patricia Gray, 2015.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2015.
L1801.1 OR63PG 2015
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.
Women legislators--Texas--Interviews.

Interview with Joe Gamez, 2015.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2015.
L1801.1 OR63JG 2015
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

Interview with Julius O. Duncan, Jr., 2015.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2015.
L1801.1 OR63JD 2015
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

M. Denny Speaker's Reunion Day 2017 interview transcription.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63MD 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.
Women legislators--Texas--Interviews.

Interview with Debra Danburg, 2015.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2015.
L1801.1 OR63DD 2015
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.
Women legislators--Texas--Interviews.

R. Eckels and P. Colbert Speaker's Day 2017 interview.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63RE 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

R. Eckels and P. Colbert Speaker's Day 2017 interview.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63PC 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

Interview with E. Cavazos, 2017.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63EC 2017
Received: 9/10/2025
Oral history.

Interview with Frank Calhoun, 2015.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2015.
L1801.1 OR63FC 2015
Received: 9/9/2025
Oral history.

Interview with R. Bird, 2017.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63RB 2017
Received: 9/9/2025
Oral history.

Interview with Ben Barnes, 2015.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2015.
L1801.1 OR63BB 2015
Received: 9/9/2025
Oral history.

Occupied America : the Chicano's struggle toward liberation / Rodolfo F. Acuäna.
San Francisco : Canfield Press, c1972.
301.45 AC93O 1972
Received: 9/8/2025
Mexican Americans--History.

Alamo all-stars / Nathan Hale.
New York : Amulet Books, 2016.
YOUNG TEXANS
Received: 9/8/2025

Speaker's Reunion Day interview : J. Shannon and D. Adams.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63JS 2017
Received: 9/8/2025
Oral history.

Speaker's Reunion Day interview : J. Shannon and D. Adams.
Austin, TX : Texas House of Representatives, 2017.
L1801.1 OR63DA 2017
Received: 9/8/2025
Oral history.

Week of Monday, Sep 01 2025

The DEI dilemma : understand the legal landscape and support your campus / the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Washington, D.C. : Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc., 2025.
378.73 R894D 2025
Received: 9/4/2025
Higher education and state--United States.
Inclusive education--United States.
Educational equalization--United States.
Cultural pluralism--Education--United States.
Enseignement supâerieur (CaQQLa)201-0020278--Politique gouvernementale (CaQQLa)201-0020278--âEtats-Unis. (CaQQLa)201-0407727
Dâemocratisation de l'enseignement (CaQQLa)201-0014742--âEtats-Unis. (CaQQLa)201-0407727
Diversitâe culturelle (CaQQLa)201-0358828--âEducation (CaQQLa)201-0378961--âEtats-Unis. (CaQQLa)201-0407727

Week of Monday, Aug 25 2025

On privacy and technology / Daniel J. Solove.
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
342.0858 SO689P 2025
Received: 8/25/2025
Privacy, Right of.
Technology and law.
Technological innovations--Law and legislation.
Information technology--Law and legislation.
Technologie et droit. (CaQQLa)201-0060962
Technological innovations--Law and legislation fast (OCoLC)fst01145033
Information technology--Law and legislation fast (OCoLC)fst00973111
Privacy, Right of fast (OCoLC)fst01077444
Technology and law fast (OCoLC)fst01145264

The right to oblivion : privacy and the good life / Lowry Pressly.
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2024.
323.448 P935R 2024
Received: 8/25/2025
Privacy.
Quality of life.
Self.
Information society--Moral and ethical aspects.
Vie privâee. (CaQQLa)201-0056440
Qualitâe de la vie. (CaQQLa)201-0087516
Moi (Psychologie) (CaQQLa)201-0011719
Sociâetâe de l'information (CaQQLa)201-0191871--Aspect moral. (CaQQLa)201-0374162
quality of life. aat (CStmoGRI)aat300055308
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions. bisacsh

Week of Monday, Aug 18 2025

Atomic dreams : the new nuclear evangelists and the fight for the future of energy / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow.
New York, NY : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2025.
363.17 T915 2025
Received: 8/20/2025
Nuclear power plants--California.
Nuclear energy--Law and legislation--United States.
Nuclear energy--Environmental aspects--United States.
Nuclear energy--United States--History.
Nuclear energy--Safety regulations--United States.
âEnergie nuclâeaire (CaQQLa)201-0019397--Sâecuritâe (CaQQLa)201-0379364--Ráeglements (CaQQLa)201-0379364--âEtats-Unis. (CaQQLa)201-0407727
âEnergie nuclâeaire (CaQQLa)201-0019397--âEtats-Unis (CaQQLa)201-0407727--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
âEnergie nuclâeaire (CaQQLa)201-0019397--Aspect de l'environnement (CaQQLa)201-0374355--âEtats-Unis. (CaQQLa)201-0407727

As if human : ethics and artificial intelligence / Nigel Shadbolt and Roger Hampson.
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2024]
006.31 SH524 2024
Received: 8/20/2025
Artificial intelligence--Moral and ethical aspects.
Artificial intelligence--Philosophy.
Humanity.
Intelligence artificielle (CaQQLa)201-0008626--Philosophie. (CaQQLa)201-0380041
Humanitâe (Morale) (CaQQLa)201-0003792
Intelligence artificielle (CaQQLa)201-0008626--Aspect moral. (CaQQLa)201-0374162

Reimagining social security : global lessons for retirement policy changes / Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia.
Washington, DC : Cato Institute, [2025]
368.43 B664 2025
Received: 8/18/2025
Social security--United States.
Retirement income--United States.

Flash floods in Texas / Jonathan Burnett.
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, Ã2008.
551.48 B964 2008
Received: 8/18/2025
Floods--Texas--History.
Inondations (CaQQLa)201-0018873--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0460855--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Floods fast (OCoLC)fst00927573

Barbs, bullets, and blood : the 1880s Texas barbed wire wars / Harold D. Jobes.
Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2025]
976.4 J62 2025
Received: 8/18/2025
Frontier and pioneer life--Texas.
Wire fencing--Technological innovations--Texas--History--19th century.
Fences--Law and legislation--Texas.
Cattle breeders--Texas--Economic conditions--19th century.
Sabotage--Texas--History--19th century.
Peace officers--Texas--Social conditions--19th century.
Barbed wire--Social aspects--History--19th century.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) bisacsh

Week of Monday, Aug 11 2025

TEXAS TAKES SHAPE : a history in maps from the general land office.
[S.l.] : UNIV OF TEXAS PRESS, 2025.
MAP STAND
Received: 8/14/2025

TEXAS TAKES SHAPE : a history in maps from the general land office.
[S.l.] : UNIV OF TEXAS PRESS, 2025.
L600.8 T355 2025
Received: 8/14/2025

East Texas troubles : the Allred Rangers' cleanup of San Augustine / Jody Edward Ginn ; Foreword by Robert M. Utley.
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2019]
363.209764 G492 2019
Received: 8/14/2025
Law enforcement--Texas--San Augustine--History--20th century.
Vigilantes--Texas--San Augustine--History--20th century.
Criminals--Texas--San Augustine--History--20th century.
Violence--Texas--San Augustine--History--20th century.
Criminals fast (OCoLC)fst00883516
Law enforcement fast (OCoLC)fst00993931
Social conditions fast (OCoLC)fst01919811
Vigilantes fast (OCoLC)fst01166910
Violence fast (OCoLC)fst01167224