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texas

Period: Dec 17, 1840 to Dec 17, 2010

texas becomes the twenty eight state

Dec 17, 1845

texas ratify constitution of 1845

Dec 17, 1845

texas released 40 percent of its western land to u.s

Dec 17, 1850

constitution begins on first railroad line in texas

Dec 17, 1851

first group of comanches moves to brazos indian reservations

Dec 17, 1855

sam houston is elected govnor

Dec 17, 1859

texas joins confederate states of america

Dec 17, 1861

slavery ends in texas

Dec 17, 1865

reconstruction ends in texas

Dec 17, 1874

constitution of 1876 is adopted

Dec 17, 1876

ranching industery begins to declin

Dec 17, 1884

law is passed making fence cutting a crim

Dec 17, 1884

robert muger developes new cotton crops

Dec 17, 1885

james hogg is elected governor of texas

Dec 17, 1890

biol weevil infests texas cotton crops

Dec 17, 1894

cottonseed oil manufacturing becomes second most important industry

Dec 17, 1900

deadliest us and texas tornadoes over 6000 lives lost

Dec 17, 1900

one of the worst texas tornados 114 deaths

Dec 17, 1902

lowest temperature in texas -23 f

Dec 17, 1933

worst dust storm in us history on black sunday

Dec 17, 1935

highest temperature in texas 120 f

Dec 17, 1936

one of the two worst tornados in texas 114 lives lost

Dec 17, 1953

gratest rainfall in a 24 hour period in us 43 inches

Dec 17, 1979

longest heat wave in texas 88 days with average high temperature

Dec 17, 1980

most consecutive days without rain 84 days

Dec 17, 2000