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The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed by members of the Convention of 1836
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The Battle of the Alamo began
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James Fannin and almost 400 Texans were killed by the Mexicans at the Goliad Massacre, told by Santa Anna
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On January 25, 1839, the Third Congress of the Republic accepted a flag designed by Dr. Charles Stewart.The Lone Star flag of the Republic still waves today over the Lone Star State.
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The Texas Congress first met in Austin, the frontier site selected for the capital of the Republic.
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Seventeen Texans were killed executed in what became known as the Black Bean Episode
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U. S. President James Polk followed through on a campaign platform promising to annex Texas, and signed legislation making Texas the 28th state of the United States.
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In a plan to settle boundary disputes and pay public debt, Texas gave upabout one-third of Texas's territory in the Compromise of 1850, in exchange for $10,000,000 from the United States.
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The first Lone Star State Fair was in Corpus Christi.
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The first railroad to actually begin operation in Texas is chartered by the state government.
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In 1860 almost 25% of all white families in Texas owned at least one slave
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Texas seceded from the Federal Union following a 171 to 6 vote by the Secession Convention.
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In mid-July, Houston was struck with a severe chill, which developed into pneumonia.Houston died in Steamboat House with his wife Margaret by his side. His last words were, "Texas! Texas! Margaret...".
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By 1865 there were 250,000 slaves in Texas
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The United States Congress readmitted Texas into the Union.
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James Hogg took office as the first native-born governor of Texas.
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The bluebonnet became Texeas's state flower
