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Before the Europeans arrived to Texas, many tribes such as the Akokisa and Apache indians occupied the area between the Rio grande in the south and the Red River in the north.
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Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda is the first European to reach Texas.
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Texas becomes a spanish province.
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Texas becomes a Mexican State when Spain loses control over Mexico.
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Moses Austin recieves permission to take 300 colonists to Texas.
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The first shots of the Texas Revolution was fired in Gonzales.
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In Goliad, Texans ratify the Declaration of Independance.
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Austin becomes the state capital.
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President Polk signs annexation acts alowing Texas into the U.S.A.
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Texas joins the Confederate States of America.
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Texan George H.W Bush is elected President of the United States.
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The son of Texan George H.W Bush, George W. Bush, is elected President of the United States.