Hundreds of civilians are believed to have died while fleeing east to Louisiana during the Texas Revolution 189 years ago.
Texas is the only border state that has built its own wall ... that went directly from being an independent republic – from 1836 to 1845 – to getting statehood. More than nine out of 10 ...
In 1836, Texas proclaimed independence from Mexico. In 1899, President William McKinley signed legislation establishing Mount ...