First Flag and Banknotes of the Republic of Texas featured-selectionsThe first Constitutional Convention had begun its work by declaring Texas' independence from Mexico, writing a new constitution and electing the first leaders. A committee of five delegates, all signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was selected and their choice for a design for a new flag was approved by the entire convention on May 11th, 1836. The elegant design was the work of Lorenzo de Zavala, the most accomplished statesman among the
both along the Clear Fork of the Brazos
is credited with its creation
making impassioned speeches along the way to solicit recruits and supplies to support the cause of Texas Independence
By 1927 natural gas production around Laredo passed four billion cubic feet a day
Perhaps the most dramatic land promotion scheme took place in what is now the Texas panhandle and the eastern half of New Mexico
An attempt to solve the pressing need for rapid transportation of mail – and the hardiest of travelers – resulted in organization of the Butterfield Stage Line
Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
including Sam Houston
this map conforms to the Mexican position of the scope of an Independent Texas… which was limited to the original Land Grants issued by the Spanish Crown and the Government of Mexico
The refugees could hear the cannon fire of the battle of San Jacinto
and the route was changed many times
An ornate vignette of the early Capitol in Washington
