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This timeline spans from when the US took Texas from Mexico to the present day.
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Alvarez de Pineda of Spain discovered the area that would later be known as Texas in 1519.
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This is the start of the Battle to take Texas from the Spanish.
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The worst natural disaster in the US,Hurricane Galveston, happened killing 8,000 and leaving many injured
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The first offensive event in the Texas Revolution occurred when people captured the fort and town of Goliad
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From 1836-1845 the Texas Rangers, were the oldest law enforcement bodies in North America.
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The Alamo is located near San Antonio. It is where Texas defender were defeated by Mexican general Santa Anna
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Now, Texas became a state!
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The King Ranch, a 825,000 acre area is the biggest cattle herding areas in the world, holding thousands of cattle. It is Bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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Sadly, our wonderful stades joined the enemy, the confederates, during the Civil war because they wanted to have slaves.
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The Waco Bridge is the first suspention bridge in the US, used to cross the Waco river
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The Tropical Storm Claudette brought $600 million in damage and caused a new record for 24 hour rainfall, 43"
