Associations in Texas Associations in Texas The Baptist General Convention of Texas is the oldest surviving Baptist convention in the state of Texas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baptist General Convention of Texas"
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) is a sororal association dedicated to perpetuating the memory of Texas pioneer families and soldiers of the Republic of Texas. DRT was formed in 1891 by Betty Ballinger and Hally Bryan and was originally called the Daughters of the Lone Star Republic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daughters of the Republic of Texas"
The East Texas Musical Convention, now usually called the East Texas Sacred Harp Convention, is an annual gathering of shape note singers. Songs are sung a cappella from the Sacred Harp tunebook. The Convention was organized in 1855, and is the oldest Sacred Harp convention in Texas, and the second oldest in the United States. The East Texas Convention was modeled after the older (now defunct) Southern Musical Convention established in 1845 by Benjamin Franklin White, the compiler of The Sacred Harp. ...more on Wikipedia about "East Texas Musical Convention"
The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC) is an association of conservative and fundamentalist Southern Baptist churches in Texas. It is formally affiliated with the national Southern Baptist Convention. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Baptists of Texas"
The Southwest Texas Sacred Harp Singing Convention is an annual gathering of shape note singers. Songs are sung a cappella from the Sacred Harp tunebook. The Convention was organized on April 28, 1900 at the Round Top School House, in Caldwell County, Texas, as the South Union Singing Convention. It is the second oldest continuous Sacred Harp convention in Texas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southwest Texas Sacred Harp Singing Convention"
The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, or TAPPS, is an organization headquartered in San Antonio which creates rules for and sometimes administers almost all athletic and academic contests for non-public high schools in the American state of Texas. Activities range from football to marching band competitions. Unlike its public-school counterpart, the University Interscholastic League (UIL), TAPPS sponsors Academic Decathlon competitions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools"
The Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation, a non-profit organization, was formed in 1980, to battle Neurofibromatosis and to serve the increasing number of men, women and children in Texas suffering from this disorder. ...more on Wikipedia about "Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation"
The University Interscholastic League or UIL is an organization which creates rules for and sometimes administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public elementary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas. Activities range from football to marching band competitions. The UIL does not administer Academic Decathlon competitions, however. The UIL was originally created by the University of Texas to provide a rule-making body for athletic and academic events. It has since grown to many times its original size and vision, and now strives to create rules for fair play in all interschool contests. Its mission, according to the UIL, is to foster good sportsmanship and character building among competitors. ...more on Wikipedia about "University Interscholastic League"
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