Texas: The Tejanos, Part I (1975)

Duration: 22:58

Year Published: 1975

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: “Texas” is a 1970s educational film series produced by KHOU-TV. The Tejanos, hosted by Houston news anchor Bill Balleza, focuses on the history of natives Texans between the Spanish colonial era and the Civil War. (The term Tejano generally refers to Texans of Spanish or Mexican heritage.) Part I discusses the establishment of missions, the development of ranching, and the growing tensions between Texas, Mexico, and Spain.