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1821
Mexico wins independence from Spain -
1830
Mexico bans U.S. immigration -
1835
Texas Revolution begins "COME AND TAKE IT" -
1846
The beginning of the U.S.- Mexican War -
1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe- HIldalgo and the end of the war. -
1854
The first telegraph office opened in Texas. -
1861
Texas joined the confederacy and the civil war began -
1869
The first african american in legislature Hiram Revels. -
1876
Present Texas constitution adopted. -
1891
Texas railroad commission established.