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Sam Houston was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas.
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The Treaty of Velasco was signed and Texas became its own country called the Republic of Texas. It was no longer part of Mexico.
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Mirabeau Lamar was elected the second president of the Republic of Texas. He believed that Texas should expand to the west, and the capital was moved to Austin.
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Anson Jones was elected president of the Republic of Texas. He was the last president of Texas as its own country.
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