Taylor Publishing of Dallas, which added book publishing to its engraving and printing business 18 years ago, produces more than 35 original titles a year on such topics as sports, health and gardening. Another Taylor division produces school yearbooks and other commemorative books. Davis Brothers Publishing Co. of Waco, which opened its commercial printing operation in 1928, has been printing choral music for the Christian music industry for two decades. Davis Brothers created Texian Press in 1960 and has published more than 200 titles about Texas history. Stevens Publishing of Waco has been producing books, magazines and newsletters on industrial safety, occupational health and environmental management and compliance for 74 years.
Many smaller publishers help local writers or cater to special markets.
Winnco Publishing of Quitman publishes books about the care and showing of farm animals. Shearer Publishing in Fredericksburg has been producing map books and regional nature books since 1981. The Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success , a biography of airline CEO Herb Kelleher. Major textbook publishers maintain regional offices in Texas, which is one of the largest states to adopt and pay for schoolbooks on a statewide basis. Several large university-run presses in Texas publish thousands of books and scholarly journals each year.