texas by jiggy By hiddenvalley5 May 10, 1519 texas coastline was explored Alonso Alvarez de Pineda explores and maps the Texas coastline May 8, 1744 the alamo was start being built Dec 9, 1835 the alamo started Mar 6, 1836 the battle of the alalmo ended Jul 5, 1836 texas was a independent nation Dec 29, 1845 texas was admitted to the union May 10, 1885 dr.pepper was created In 1885, in Waco, Texas, a young pharmacist called Charles Alderton invented the soft drink "Dr Pepper". Apr 6, 2013 texas beer fest