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- [News Clip: Texas Guard]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
- [News Clip: Texas Guard]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
- 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2897, Chapter 741
- Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to an award for certain members of the state military forces who served in defense support to a civilian authority mission.
- [Company D, Texas State Guard]
- Photograph of Company D. 43rd Bn. Texas State Guard, Riot Duty - Beaumont, Tex. June 16th - 20th 1943. The soldiers stand in their uniforms outside a building in Beaumont. Front Row L-R, kneeling: Bill Stringer, H.S. Peterson, Scotty Jackson, Forrest Bass, Dick Terry, John Norwood, Douglas Peterson, Leroy Boehme, Frank Holloran, Dexter Shelly. Rear L-R, standing: Lawrence W. Hustmyre (company captain), Dr. Frank Hubert, Cecil Cole (postmaster), "Jiggs" Cormier, unknown, unknown, W.J. Mullins, unknown, Fred Mullins, E.D. Short, Henry Lee Woodworth.
- [Form letter from John H. Alvis addressed To the Ex-Officers, 10th Battalion, Texas State Guard - November 30, 1953]
- A form letter addressed to the Ex-Officers, 10th Battalion, Texas State Guard, from John H. Alvis, Abilene, Texas, dated November 30, 1953. Humorous invitation to a dinner meeting of The American Legion citing that "Chaplain R. B. Freeman―will furnish the venison."
- [News Clip: Gung Ho II]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
- [News Clip: Governor White]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
- [News Clip: White/Honduras]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
- [News Clip: Test drill]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
- 81st Texas Legislature, House Joint Resolution, House Bill 127
- Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate proposing a constitutional amendment to allow an officer or enlisted member of the Texas State Guard or other state militia or military force to hold other civil offices.
- Oral History Interview with Homer Dean, March 12, 2002
- The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Homer Dean. Dean completed law school in 1940 at Baylor University. He joined the Texas State Defense Guard in 1941. Right after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dean served as a contracting officer with the US Army Ordnance Department at Rock Island Arsenal in Davenport, Iowa. He was assigned to tour various Arsenals around the US. He was inducted into the Army as a private in San Antonio in January of 1943 and assigned to serve as an instructor in the repair, assembly and disassembly of the 75mm Pack Howitzer. He graduated Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia in November of 1944. He was then assigned to an Infantry Replacement Training Center in Fort McClellan, Alabama, instructing servicemen how to use the Browning Automatic Rifle and prosecuting soldiers who had committed various infractions. Dean was then sent to the University of Beijing in California to learn Chinese. He did not make it overseas before the war ended. He was discharged in December of 1945, though continued his service in the Reserves until 1970.
- Oral History Interview with David Greathouse, August 18, 2009
- The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Greathouse. During the war, Greathouse spent summers in the scouts and junior ROTC program. After making regimental commander at age 15, he became an unofficial member of the Texas State Guard, even providing marksmanship instruction. At home, food was in short supply and Greathouse worked various jobs to help support his family. He recalls the war effort went so far as to include propaganda printed on chewing gum wrappers. With the draft looming, Greathouse joined the Navy in February 1946. Following in the footsteps of his father, who was commanding officer at a Navy rifle range, Greathouse was designated as company commander, overseeing 180 men at boot camp. He went on to earn a Master's Degree in electrical engineering at the Naval Academy and retired after 26 years of service.
- [News Clip: Test drill pkg]
- Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 5 P.M.
- [Painted crowd members at Homecoming game, 2007]
- Photograph of the crowd at the 2007 UNT Homecoming game. In front are people who have painted faces in green and white and another who is dressed in their Texas State Guard uniform.
- Oral History Interview with Homer Dean, March 12, 2002
- The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Homer Dean. Dean completed law school in 1940 at Baylor University. He joined the Texas State Defense Guard in 1941. Right after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dean served as a contracting officer with the US Army Ordnance Department at Rock Island Arsenal in Davenport, Iowa. He was assigned to tour various Arsenals around the US. He was inducted into the Army as a private in San Antonio in January of 1943 and assigned to serve as an instructor in the repair, assembly and disassembly of the 75mm Pack Howitzer. He graduated Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia in November of 1944. He was then assigned to an Infantry Replacement Training Center in Fort McClellan, Alabama, instructing servicemen how to use the Browning Automatic Rifle and prosecuting soldiers who had committed various infractions. Dean was then sent to the University of Beijing in California to learn Chinese. He did not make it overseas before the war ended. He was discharged in December of 1945, though continued his service in the Reserves until 1970.
- Oral History Interview with David Greathouse, August 18, 2009
- The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Greathouse. During the war, Greathouse spent summers in the scouts and junior ROTC program. After making regimental commander at age 15, he became an unofficial member of the Texas State Guard, even providing marksmanship instruction. At home, food was in short supply and Greathouse worked various jobs to help support his family. He recalls the war effort went so far as to include propaganda printed on chewing gum wrappers. With the draft looming, Greathouse joined the Navy in February 1946. Following in the footsteps of his father, who was commanding officer at a Navy rifle range, Greathouse was designated as company commander, overseeing 180 men at boot camp. He went on to earn a Master's Degree in electrical engineering at the Naval Academy and retired after 26 years of service.
- [News Script: Texas guardsmen compensation]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about medical expense compensation being approved for Texas State Guardsmen hurt in riot control efforts..
- [State Guard officer in the crowd at Homecoming game, 2007]
- Photograph of the crowd at the 2007 UNT Homecoming game. In front are two people who have painted faces in green and white and another who is dressed in their Texas State Guard uniform.
- Texas State Guard
- Pamphlet issued by the Texas State Guard 27th Battalion in Fort Worth describing the purpose of the organization with details about the drills and training schedule for the Battalion. There is also a letter from the commander encouraging people to consider joining.
- [Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 12, 1944]
- Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Crockett shipping out, an inspection from the Texas State Guard, and a plan to go shopping in town, though the cost of living has gone up.