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The Texas Project exists to preserve and improve the profiles of Texans and of people whose lives, service, leadership, or legacy helped shape Texas and its people. Project members work to ensure Texas-related profiles are accurate, well sourced, and grounded in historical context, including individuals connected to Texas through service, governance, conflict, community building, culture, or lasting impact. Through careful research, collaboration, and stewardship, the Texas Project helps safeguard Texas history and the stories of Texans for future generations.
- Project Leaders: Stuart Awbrey, Steven Harris
- Coordinators: Stuart Awbrey, Steven Harris
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Texas project and get a badge.
- Add Texas to your followed tags.
- We use Texas Google Group and # Texas on Discord for communication.
- Project Account: WikiTree-44 (Project Watchlist)
- Look at one of the Texas project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the Texas project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- View the Texas Project Member List and see what our members are working on.
- Parent Project: United States
- Project Type: Full Project
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Membership Requirements
Will you become a member to support the project's goals?
An eligible applicant must have:
- Been a member of WikiTree for 1 month
- Signed the Honor Code (Wiki Genealogist badge)
- At least 100 contributions
Eligible applicants must be willing to:
- Join at least one team
- Support project goals
- Communicate with other members of the project
- Respond to the annual check-in
To apply for membership, click on the "G2G welcome post" in the box above.
Texas Project Team Members List - This page lists names of project members, their team memberships and resident location.
Texas Project Member Identification: Active team members of the Texas Project should identify themselves on their profiles by one or more of the following:
- - Sticker: add this sticker to your profile {{Texas Project Member}} which will display as:
... ... ... is a Project Member of the Texas Project.
- - Tag: add "Texas" to your followed tags.
Project Goals
- Create and/or improve the quality of profiles for people born in, lived in or who died in Texas regardless of their status in life. The Texas Project has an
- Improve the content of all project pages.
- Create and maintain pages which tell the stories of Texas.
The Resources tab at the top of this page links to information and sources which support these goals
Project Teams
To support the project goals, we are organized into the following teams:
Texas Project Counties Team - Currently, this team is not structured like other Texas Project teams. Project members who work on a county or counties are welcome to join this team.
Texas Project Profile Improvement Teams work on specific types of improvement for Texas profiles. Activated teams are: BioBuilders Team, Categories Team, Connectors Team, and Data Doctors Team. Coordinator for the Profile Improvement Teams: Stuart Awbrey
Texas Project Managed Profiles Team (MPT) evaluates Texas Notables and 5-Star profiles to determine which should be project managed, or rarely, project protected. The goal is to ensure managed profiles meet the highest level of WikiTree standards. Coordinator for the Managed Profiles Team: Steven Harris
- A Texas profile may be considered for Texas Project management by providing the MPT Coordinator or a Texas Project Leader a brief description of your reasons.
Texas Project Topics Teams include teams working on various Texas thematic subjects including Cemeteries Team, (others may be added). Coordinator for the Topics Teams: Stuart Awbrey
Texas Project Friends of Texas Team is for members who have not yet decided on one of the other teams. Members of this team are encouraged to become a member on one or more of the other teams which support specific project goals. This team is led by the Coordinator for Membership.
Texas Project Membership Management is responsible for guiding applicants who respond to the G2G welcome post through the membership process and for administering the annual member check-in procedure. Coordinator for Membership Management: Stuart Awbrey
Texas Project Member Roles describes the responsibilities of the leaders of the Project and its members.
Texas County Pages/Links
Texas County Pages/LinksTexas Project Stickers
A sticker is placed under the heading ==Biography== on a profile and by design it will appear on the right side of the page.
{{Texas Sticker|born in Texas}} is used when born in Texas; displays as:
- - {{Texas Sticker|born in Texas}} can be modified to add birth county or city before the word Texas.
{{Texas Sticker}} is used for deceased; displays as:
Texas Project Managed Profiles
Profile Management exists to support collaboration on profiles where the nature of the work requires broader coordination and careful decision-making. This includes profiles of Texans who were born, lived, or died in the state and who are historically significant, widely shared, or potentially controversial. Such profiles often involve complex sourcing, differing interpretations, or heightened visibility, and benefit from structured collaboration to maintain accuracy, neutrality, and consistency with WikiTree standards.
The Texas Project Managed Profiles Team evaluates profiles to determine whether project management is appropriate, and only rarely whether project protection is necessary.
Significant Texas Profiles
There are two groups of Texas profiles which are important to the Texas Project and WikiTree – 5-Star Texas Profiles and Texas Notables Profiles. Often these profiles are viewed because of internet searches. It may be the viewer’s first introduction to WikiTree. These profiles should be the best.
The Data Doctor Suggestions list for these groups is linked on the Texas Project Data Doctors Team page.
Texas Notables Profiles
Texas profiles should include a Notability Statement when the person is listed on:
- Wikipedia or meets Wikipedia's guidelines for having a page
- Texas State Historical Assoc Handbook of Texas
- Legends of America - Historic Texas People
As of April 2026, designate a qualified notable by including a Notability Statement directly beneath the Biography header and above any profile stickers or text.
Sample Notability Statement Coding:
{{Notability
|category=Texas
|text=Sam Houston was a central figure in the founding of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first and third president and leading Texian forces to victory at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836
}}
- Hint: entering "Texas" for the category will generate the correct full category.
On Sam Houston's profile the statement will display as:
==Biography==
See Help:Notability Statements for more information.
Do not add the {{Notables Sticker}} or any of its variations to profiles.
Important: Only remove or replace a notables sticker if other changes are made to the profile.
5-Star Texas Profiles
5-Star profiles are those which have been viewed 1,000 times in total and by 100 different people in the past year. These profiles are important as they are often viewed by people who are not members of WikiTree which can be their introduction to WikiTree.
See - List of Texas 5-Star Profiles.
Tasks List
- Add profiles as described in Goals
- Improve profiles by writing clear, well-sourced biographies that provide historical context and genealogical accuracy
- Ensure all family members are accurately represented, documented, and connected
- Apply the correct stickers, templates, and categories to ensure profiles are properly connected to the project
- Improve sources on profiles that provide historical context and genealogical accuracy - see Unsourced Texas
- If a source is not found, briefly describe your searches and the date searched under ==Research Notes== on the profile
- Use original documentation whenever possible and prioritize primary sources over derivative ones, and include proper citations
- Check for duplicate profiles and initiate merge requests when appropriate
- Add properly identified copyright-free images
- Remove or modify text copied from another source regardless of copyright
- Link profiles to the global tree by identifying connections to other WikiTree profiles
- Request Project Management (PMP) and/or Project Protection (PPP) for profiles that meet the Project criteria by contacting the Managed Profiles Team Coordinator or a Project Leader.
- Improve GEDCOM imports, fix formatting issues, and repairing broken links
- Improve profiles missing a birth, death, or marriage county. See Unknown County, Texas category
- Assist the Texas Project Data Doctors Team by improving profiles. This link displays Suggestions, Warnings and Errors of all types for Texas-related profiles - Data Doctors Suggestion List for Texas
- Assist the Texas Project Counties Teams by updating Texas county pages
More About Texas
See Texas Project More About Texas for links to many pages about Texas and its history written by our members.
The information on these pages may not be a valid source - see Texas Project Resources below.
Resources and Sources
- Texas Project Resources: a list of sources and other resources
- Research Assistance: If you are willing to assist others with Texas research, please go to Texas Project Resources - Texas Research Assistance
Texas Categories
Click on Category:Texas to see the current list of categories. Contact the Profile Improvement Teams Coordinator or a Project Leader for assistance.
Texas Project Member Memorials
See Texas Project Member Memorials for the list of Texas Project members who have passed.