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American Indians living near Galveston Bay begin making potterey.
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The Caddos grow many different kinds of crops in Texas.
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Alonso Alavarez de Pineda maps the Texas coast.
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Europeans arrive in Texas and encounter the Karanawakas.
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Explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado crosses the Texas pan handle.
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A Spanish treasure fleet shipwrecks off of Present-day padre island.
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Spaniard Hernan Gallegos writes about the Jumano Indians in Texas.
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Juan de Onate crosses the pan handle on his way to Quivera.
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Spaniards first record seeing the apache Indians riding horses
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a group of french 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 Fransisco de los Tejas
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Martin de Alarcon establishes the San San antonio de Valero mission.
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Rancher Tomas Sanches 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 Narcodoches in East Texas.
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Spanish Priest Juan Agustin
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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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the spanish grants Moses Austin perission to found a colony in Texas
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Mexico, which includes Texas, wins its independence from Spain.
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Settler Jared Groce plans a cotton crop, possibly the first in Stephen F. Austin's colony.
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About 3,000 Anglo settlers live in Texas without the permission of the texas government
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Empressario martin De Leon settles families on the lower Guadalupe River.
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the freedom Rebellion begins when Haden Edwards declares independence from mexico.
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an american indian attack on the green dewitt colony forces settlers to flee Gonzales.
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Mexican officials adopt the Constitution of 1824. Coahuila and Texas are merged to form one state.
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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 on Austin's new colony.
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President Guerrero issues a decree ending slavery in mexico, but an exemption is made for Texas.
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President Guerrero issues a decree ending slavery in mexico, but an exemption is made for Texas.
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Thomas J. Pilgrim organizes a Sunday school and private boys school in San Felipe.
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Mexico issues a law that changes rules on immigration and trade in Texas.
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the town of Gonzales recieves a cannon from the Mexican government to defend citizens against american indian attacks
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Mary Austin Holleys letters, describing life in early Texas, are published.
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Stephen F. Austin is arrested in Saltillo.
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Texas farmers export some 7,00 bales of cotton, worth about 315,000, to New Orleans.
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texas settlers hold about 3,500 land grants.
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Texans Become concerned when the Mexican government officially abolishes the constitution of 1824
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An estimated 1,000 U.S. immigrants enter Texas each month.
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An estimated 1,000 U.S. immigrants enter Texas each month.
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Texas settlers attack mexican soldiers at Gonzales, forcing them to leave.
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Texas troops push mexican troops out of San Antonio, capturing the city.
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Sam Houston becomes the first popular elected president of the republic of Texas.
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The siege of the Alamo begins.
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The Texas government begins wok in Houston, the new capital.
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Texans elect Mirabeau b. Lamar president.
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Texans elect Mirabeau b. Lamar president.
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Texas passes a homestead law, protecting settlers' homes from being seized to pay debts.
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Austin, the new capital, has 850 residents.
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Texans again elect Sam Houston president of the republic.
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The Tehuacana Creek Councils lead to peace between Texans and several Texas indian groups.
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Clarksville received 109.4 inches of rain
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the lowest temperature in Texas, at -23*F
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the highest recorded temperature at 120*F
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Wink received just 1.76 inches of rain.
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The Texas timber industry earned more than $1.9 billion
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the sales of livestock totaled in $10.8 billion.
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the value of Texas cotton production reached over $1.5 billion.
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Texas produced 730 million barrels of crude oil worth about $55 billion.
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there was over 244,700 farms in Texas.
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it added some $36 billion to the economy in Texas.
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Texas exports of computer and technology were worth more than $45 billion
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the Rio Grande, at 1,896 miles
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Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in the state at 8,749 ft.
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more than 6 million acres of Texas land is irrigated.
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Texas has an estimated 23 billion tons of lignite,, a type of coal.
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the Ogallala Aquifer is the largest underground water source in Texas.
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the Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Sabine River holds more than 5.5 billion cubic meters of water.
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it the largest natural lake in Texas, covering over 39 square miles.
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Texas contains more than 60 million acres of forest and woodlands.
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with 800,000 acres of land, Big Bend national Park is the largest national park in Texas.
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proto-Indians live at the Gault site.
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Costal American Indians make knives and scrapers from stone.
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Settlers from the Carnary islands arrive in San antonio