The seminal book Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986 by David Montejano is celebrating 40 years in print by the University of Texas Press, and it remains one of the most insightful analyses of Texas history to date. Hailed as “the most important race-class analysis of the Chicano experience,” a generation of scholars continue to cite Montejano’s work as an influence on their careers and a model for revisionist historical sociology. The two-day symposium Anglos and Mexicans: Still Making Texas is organized by graduate students in the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies (MALS) under the guidance of Associate Professor C. J. Alvarez, providing an opportunity for inter-generational dialogue that reflects on the book’s legacy and future contributions to Latino Studies and Texas history. 

Join Latino Studies and MALS at UT Austin for two full days of panel presentations and keynotes, including a keynote plenary by author David Montejano on February 20, along with Texas historians Emilio Zamora and Neil Foley, and moderated by MALS Department Chair Karma Chavez. The symposium will include panel discussions with prominent scholars from across Texas and the United States, as well as a Saturday plenary on the future of Texas history and a graduate student-focused panel of emerging scholarship. Email stillmakingtexas@gmail.com with questions or for more information. 

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE 

Friday and Saturday, February 20-21, 2026

Gordon-White Building 2.206 | 210 W. 24th Street | The University of Texas at Austin

Daily Panels 9:30am - 3:15 pm

Friday Plenary 4pm

Saturday Plenary 4pm

This event is co-sponsored by Latino Studies, the Humanities Institute, the Center for the Study of the Southwest at Texas State University and the Alliance for Texas History.