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Moses Austin
Secures empresarial grant and "Old Three Hundred" Americans settle Texas. -
Mexico bans
any more immigration into Texas by settlers from the United States. -
Texas Revolution
begins at the Battle of Gonzales. -
Texas Independence
Texans are defeated by the Mexican army at the Battle of the Alamo, but Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. -
Texas in the Union
Texas is admitted to the Union on December 29 as the 28th state to the Union. -
Disputes for Texas Land
Disputes over the claim to Texas land results in the Mexican-American War. -
Slaves Emancipate
African American slaves in Texas are emancipated on Juneteenth. -
Peace Between the U.S and Texas
The United States government passes an ordinance to nullify the actions of the Confederate States secession on March 15, followed by a proclamation of peace between the U.S and Texas on August 20, 1866 -
Texas Constitution
Texas Constitution is adopted. Texas was at times a part of the United States of Mexico, an independent republic, a state within the Confederate States of America, and a state within the United States of America -
Corsicana Oil Discovery
Oil is discovered in Corsicana, Texas. In the summer of 1894, town leaders of Corsicana, Texas, hired a contractor to drill a water well on 12th Street, but the driller found oil instead.