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Texas History.
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Great Hurricane.
The "Great Hurricane." destroys much of Galveston and kills 6,000 people there. -
Oil Found.
Oil found by mining engineer Capt. A.F. Lucas at Spindletop near Beaumont catapults Texas into the petroleum age. -
Poll tax.
Poll tax becomes a requirement for voting. -
US Senator.
Texans votes for US senator in the Democratic primary, although the Texas legislature retains ultimate appointment authority, primary voters can express their preferences. -
1st Military Flight.
Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois makes first military air flight in a Wright brothers plane at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. -
War splits across the border.
Mexican civil war spills across the border, as refugees seek safety, combatants seek each other, and Texas settlements are raided for supplies by all sides in the fighting. Pancho Villa and his followers are active along the border during some of this time. -
Directly elect US senators.
Texas voters able to directly elect US senators. -
World War I.
- 1917-1918 - World War I.
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Ferguson is impeached
Gov. James Ferguson is impeached and convicted; he leaves office. -
Texas woman.
Texas women win the right to vote in primary elections. -
University of Texas.
Responding to anti-German sentiment, Gov. William P. Hobby vetoes appropriations for German Dept. of The University of Texas. -
Agricultural irrigation.
Large-scale agricultural irrigation begins in the High Plains. -
Texas' first woman governor,
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson becomes Texas' first woman governor, serving as a figurehead for her husband, former Gov. James E. Ferguson. -
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is held in Houston, the first nominating convention held in a Southern city since 1860. -
LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is founded in Corpus Christi. -
The Daisy Bradford
The Daisy Bradford #3 well, drilled near Turnertown in Rusk County by wildcatter C.M. (Dad) Joiner, blows in, heralding the discovery of the huge East Texas Oil Field. -
State's prohibition law.
Two years after federal prohibition was repealed, Texas voters ratify the repeal of the state's prohibition law. -
Texas Centennial Exposition.
Texas Centennial Exposition opens at Dallas' Fair Park; it runs until Nov. 29. -
A massive explosion
A massive explosion, blamed on a natural-gas leak beneath the London Consolidated School building in Rusk County, kills an estimated 296 students and teachers. Subsequent deaths of people injured in the explosion bring the death count to 311. As a result, the Texas legislature requires that a malodorant be added to the odorless gas so that leaks can be more easily detected. -
World War II.
1941-1945 - World War II. -
Martial law.
A race riot in Beaumont leads to a declaration of martial law. -
15-foot tidal wave
The French-owned SS Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate, explodes in the Texas City harbor, followed the next morning by the explosion of the SS High Flyer. The disaster kills almost 600 and injures at least 4,000 more. The concussion is felt 75 miles away in Port Arthur, and the force creates a 15-foot tidal wave. -
US Senate race.
Lyndon B. Johnson beats Coke Stevenson in the US Senate race by 87 votes. The winning margin in the disputed primary is registered in Ballot Box No. 13 in Jim Wells County. -
Texas Medical Branch
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston admits its first black student -
US Supreme Court .
Te US Supreme Court orders racial integration of The University of Texas law school.
