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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda maps the Texas Coast.
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Explorers Francisco Vesquez de Coronado crosses the Texas panhandle.
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A Spanish treasure fleet shipwrecks off present day Padre Island.
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Spaniard Hernan Gallegos writes about the lives of the Jumano indians in Texas.
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Juan De Onate crosses the Texas Panhandle on his way to Quivira.
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Spaniards first record seeing Apache indians riding horses.
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A group of colonists led by French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle lands in Matagorda Bay in Texas.
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The Spanish build a mission named San Francisco de los Tejas
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Martin de Alarcon establishes the San Antonio de Valero Mission.
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Settlers from the Canary Islands arrive in San Antonio.
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Rancher Thomas Sanchez establishes the town of Laredo.
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The Marques de Rubi expedition begins.
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Antonio Gil Ybarbo founds the town of Nacogdoches in east Texas.
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Spanish priest Juan Agustin Morfi Author of the history of Texas 1673-1779 dies.
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Philip Nolan a U.S. citizen receives permission to capture wild horses in Texas.
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U.S. citizen James Long and a small force invade Texas only to be defeated by Spanish forces.
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Mexico which includes Texas wins its independence from Spain.
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The Spanish government grants Moses Austin permission to found a colony in Texas.
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Settler Jared Groce plants a cotton crop, possibly the first in Steven F. Austin's colony.
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About 3,000 anglo settlers live in Texas without permission of the Mexican government
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Empresario Martin de Leon settles families on the lower Guadalupe River.
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Mexican officials adopt the constitution of 1824. Coahuila and Texas are merged to form one state.
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An American indian attack on the Green Dewitt colony forces settlers to flee Gonzales.
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The Fredonian rebellion begins when Haden Edwards declares independence from Mexico.
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Steven F. Austin receives a contract to settle an additional 100 families in Texas.
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General Manual de Mier y Teran begins a tour of Texas for the Mexican Government.
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The Texas Gazette newspaper begins publication in Austin's colony.
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Thomas J. Pilgrim organizes a Sunday school and private boys school in San Felipe.
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President Guerrero issues a decree ending slavery in Mexico but an exemption is made for Texas.
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On April 6, Mexico issues a law that changes rules on immigration and trade in Texas.
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The town of Gonzales receives a cannon from the Mexican government to defend citizens against American Indian attacks.
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Marry Austin Holley's settlers describing life in early Texas are published.
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Steve F Austin is arrested in Saltillo.
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Texas farmers export some 7,000 bales of cotton worth about $315,000 to New Orleans.
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Texas settlers attack Mexican soldiers at Gonzales forces them to leave.
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Texas settlers hold about 3,500 land grants.
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An estimated 1,000 U.S. immigrants enter Texas each month.
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Texans become concerned when the Mexican government officially abolishes the constitution of 1824
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Texas troops push Mexican troops out of San Antonio capturing the city.
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The siege of the Alamo begins.
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The Texas Declaration of Independence is adopted.
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Texans win the battle of San Jacinto ending the Texas Revolution.
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Sam Austin becomes the first popularly elected President of the Republic of Texas.
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The first official Texas flag is adopted by the Texas Congress
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The US Congress authorizes a diplomat to go to Texas
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The Texas government begins work in Austin, the new capital.
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1838 Velasco citizens hold a horse race on the coast near the town.
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William H Warton is elected to the Texas Senate.
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Texans elect Mirabeau Lamar President.
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France becomes the first European nation to recognize Texas as an independent Country
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Repeated attacks and discrimination force more than 100 Tejano families to flee nacogdoches
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Texas passes homestead law protecting settlers homes from being seized to pay debts.
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Galveston University opens it's doors to 5 students
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The first college chartered by the republic. Rutersville College is founded
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Austin, the new Capital has 850 residents.
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William Kennedy publishes Texas: the Rise progress and prospects of the republic of Texas
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President Mirabeau b. Lamar sends the Texas navy to the Yucatan Coast.
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Texans again elect Sam Austin President of the Republic
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Snider de Pellegrini, director of the French colonization company brings 14 settlers to Texas
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General Adrian Woll and about 1400 Mexican soldiers capture San Antonio
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Tehuacana Creek Council lead to peace between Texan's and several Texas indian groups.
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Prince Carl of Solmsbraunfels comes to Texas followed by a group of German immigrants.
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President Sam Houston sends troops into East Texas to Regulator-Moderater war.
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Texans elect Anson Jones president of the republic
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At least 30,000 enslaved African-americans live in Texas
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The US annexes Texas
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The US Congress admits TX into Union and Approves first State Constitution
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Texas signs a peace treaty with the Penateka Comanches
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Fighting breaks out between US forces and Mexican troops at Paolo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
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Thomas J Rusk and Sam Houston become the 1st Texans to serve in the US Senate
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A State Census reports the states population at more than 142,000
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Samuel H Walker dies in combat during a conflict in Mexico
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George T Wood is elected Governor of Texas
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Texas cast first vote as US citizens during Presidential Election
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In her book, Texas in 1850, Melinda Rankin describes the state and urges people to move to Texas
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Texas population reaches 200,000 people
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Work begins on the Port Isabel lighthouse. When completed, it's light could be seen from 16 miles away.
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US Army troops abandon Ft. Worth after settlers move farther west beyond the Fort.
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After many false starts, track is finally laid for the Buffalo Bayou Brazos and Colorado Railway
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The American or know nothing party becomes active in Texas
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The governor's mansion in built in Austin
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Slaves in Colorado County acquire weapons and plan a rebellion but the plot is discovered before it can begin
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The Butterfiled Overland Mail begins taking passengers and mail by stagecoach from Missouri through Texas and on to California
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A Series of clashes occurs between Texas Rangers and Mexican Americans near Brownsville
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Texas produces a record crop of more than 400,000 bales of cotton
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Sam Houston easily defeats incumbent Runnels in the election for Texas Governor
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Texans vote, by more than 3 to1, to secede from the US.
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The Texas frontier regiment is established
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Troops leave San Antonio for New Mexico, planning to capture the South West for the confederacy
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Union forces capture Galveston.
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President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
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The Texas cattle population increases rapidly during the civil war
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Union attempt to invade Texas is turned back at Sabine Pass.
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Union Troops capture Brownsville
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In a battle near Mansfield LA, confederate forces stop a Union invasion of Northeast Texas
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Colonel Christopher "Kit" Carson leads an attack against plains Indians in the panhandle
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The last land battle of the war is fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas
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The Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect in Texas, freeing the state slaves
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Ft. Richardson is established near Jacksboro
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African American George T Ruby is elected as a delegate to the Republican National convention
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Texas Cowboys move a herd of 15,000 cattle to market. It is the larges single herd of the era.
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Republican Edmond J Davis is elected Governor
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Edmund J Davis is elected Governor, the last elected governor to hold office until Bill Clements is elected in 1978
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Texas has 583 miles of rail lines
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Public School system is created in Texas
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In 1873 Clarksville received 109.4 inches of rain
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Plains Indians attack a group of buffalo hunters in the battle of adobe walls
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The democratic party regains full control of state government
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Commanche leader Quanah Parker surrenders, ending the red river war
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Texas adopts a new constitution
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About 2700 animals die during a cattle stampede near the brazos river
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Texas A&M University opens as an all male military institution.
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The Texas legislature passes a law that allows the state to fund railroads with land grants
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Texans adopts constitution that governs state today.
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Apache leader Victorio launches raids along the Texas Mexico border
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The Texas and Pacific railway meets the southern pacific line near El Paso forming the first trans continental route through texas.
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A ranch In the panhandle purchases enough barbed wire to fence 250,000 acres.
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University of Texas Formally opens
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The Knights of Labor begin a major strike against J. Gould's railroad company
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Texas Legislature passes the anti-trust act of 1889.
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There are more than 8,000 miles of railroad track in Texas.
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Texas Normal College and Teachers Training Institute now called University of North Texas opens in Denton.
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James Steven Hogg is the first native born Texan to be Governor.
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The Texas Railroad Commission is established to regulate railroads in Texas.
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A leading association of Farmers endorses the Populist party.
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Drillers strike oil in Corsicana
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The first football game is played between the University of Texas and Texas A&M
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Teddy Roosevelt organizes and trains the rough riders in San Antonio.
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Texas has more than 350,000 farms and almost half of all farmers are tenant farmers.
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A hurricane hits Galveston killing 6-8 thousand people.
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The spindle top well strikes oil producing 17 million barrels the next year.
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The Spindle Top Oil strike spurs growth in TX oil industry.
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The Corsican Oilers set a baseball record by beating the Texarkana Team 51-3.
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A large oil strike is made in the Humble Oil field in Harris County.
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The first Neiman Marcus store opens in Dallas.
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Oil is discovered at Goose Creek along Galvaston Bay.
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Jovita Idar becomes first President of the league of Mexican women
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The Houston ship channel is completed leading to the growth of industry in the Houston area.
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Houston Ship Channel opens and Houston becomes an important oil refining center.
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The Texas legislature passes state law requiring kids to attend school
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Texas troops are sent to France to fight in WW 1
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Texas ratifies the 18th amendment to the US Constitution which bans the sale or manufacture of alcohol.
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After decades of fighting for right to vote, women are able to vote in TX primary elections.
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An application is filed to drill for oil on State owned land in West Texas. Several years later the Santa Rita #1 strikes oil.
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Governor William Hobby breaks a dockworkers strike in Galveston.
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Texans elect Miriam A "Ma" Fergeson as the State's first female Governor.
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Automobile registrations reach 1 million
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For first time in State's history the majority of Texan's vote for Republican Presidential candidate Herbert Hoover.
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Some 300,000 Texans are unemployed
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the lowest recorded temperature in Texas was a chilly-23F, occurring in 1899 at Tulia and in 1933 at Seminole.
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James B Allred is elected Governor of Texas
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The highest recorded temperature in Texas was a blistering 120 F, occurring in 1936 at Seymour in 1994 at Monahans.
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Texas celebrates 100th anniversary of Tx revolution.
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Texan's elect W. Lee "Papi" O'Daniel as Governor
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The Southern Aircraft Corp, the first airplane manufacturer in Texas is formed.
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Large numbers of Texan's volunteer for military service in WW2
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The US Supreme Court declares the Texas White Primary as unconstitutional
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A Texas law establishing white primaries is struck down by US supreme court in Smith VS Allwright
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Texan Audie Murphy receives medal of honor for stopping German tank attack in France.
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More than 3 million auto's in Texas.
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Allan Shivers successfully runs as 3rd term Governor
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Women are allowed to serve on TX juries for first time
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Wink received just 1,76 inches of rain in 1956
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Texas Women call for Equal rights amendment to State Constitution
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Texas musician Buddy Holly killed in plane crash.
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Texas musician Buddy Holly killed in plane crash.
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US Supreme Court rules that TX owns Gulf Coastal tide lands up to a 10.35 mile limit.
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Henry B Gonzales is elected to House of Representatives and John Tower is Elected to US Senate.
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The Manned Space Center, now Johnson Space Center, is built in Houston
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Lyndon B Johnson becomes President of US after John F Kennedy is assassinated.
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Texas singer Janice Joplin takes off after performance at Monterey pop festival.
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TX Instruments releases first hand held calculator
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NASA sends Apollo 11 to the moon.
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Members of the Chacono movement and the Mexican American Youth Organization form La Raza Unida Party.
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Barbara Jordan elected to US House of Representatives.
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Texan Barbara Jordan elected to House of Representatives. She is first black woman from south to serve in US Congress
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A major attempt to adopt a new Texas Constitution fails.
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Austin City Limits Band goes on air as Willy Nelson as first guest.
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The Texas population reaches 14 million
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Texas writer Larry McMurtry received Pulitzer Prize for novel Lonesome Dove.
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Raul Gonzalas is elected to TX Supreme Court. First Mexican American elected to state-wide office.
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Texas musician Stevey Ray Vaughn is killed in helicopter crash.
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NAFTA passed easing trade between US, Mexico and Canada
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George W Bush takes office as Governor
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Rick Perry becomes 47th Governor of TX.
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Texas state government employs more than 230,000 people in more than 200 agencies with a 2 year budget of $98 billion.
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Republicans gain control of TX house of Representatives.
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TX becomes national leader in wind power generation
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Sales of Texas livestock totaled more than 10.8 Billion Dollars.
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The Texas Timber industry earned more than 1.9 Billion Dollars
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Rick Perry becomes longest serving governor in TX history
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Cowboys Stadium opens in Arlington
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The value of Texas cotton production reached over 1.5 Billion Dollars.
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TX received lowest ever rain fall.
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Texas produced 730 million barrels of crude oil worth some 55 billion dollars
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There were more than 444,700 farms in Texas
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Agriculture added some 36 billion dollars to the Texas economy
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Texas exports of computers and electronics were worth more than 45 Billion Dollars
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Based on 2010 Census. TX gains 4 new seats in Congress.
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TX exports more than $134 billion of goods.