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The flags used during the Texas Revolution represented the diverse beliefs of the settlers of the period. In a few designs, the flag signified the

As if actual events in early Texas history didn’t provide ample material for thrilling tales, there have been a number of fictional characters from Texas

Corpus Christi in 1852 was a frontier town with its businesses mainly located on the beach, and residences scattered along a high bluff behind. Land

By 5 p.m. the afternoon of September 15, 1896, nearly 50,000 people had gathered anxiously on a wide stretch of Texas prairie near Waco. Moments

The Texas Constitution establishes the fundamental laws under which all of its citizens are governed. The Constitution that we use today was first adopted in

There have been 8 different Capitol buildings used by the Republic of Texas, then by the State, starting from the beginning of the Texas Republic

Following the California gold rush of 1849, there became an increasing need to protect and supply the growing population of Americans in the southwest. After

Six national flags have flown over Texas since the first European exploration of the region by Cortez in 1519. The six flags are: Texas Under

As early as the 1860’s, balloonists in Texas took to the air in experiments that seemed to defy the laws of gravity. Within a few