The story involves Houston’s proud namesake, growing pains in the fledgling Texas Republic and a “war ... hero of the Texas Revolution and the first Texas president. The young city was ...

After the Texas Revolution, Santa Anna lost his leg when ... There were ‘legations’ (mini-embassies) for the Republic in Washington, London and Paris A “legation” is a diplomatic mission ...

Historian Benjamin Heber Johnson, reared in Houston, retells Texas history in a way that will appeal to a broad range of the state's readers.

marking the birth of the Republic of Texas. Frustrated by living under the rule of President Santa Anna, Texians and Tejanos sought self-governance, culminating in the Texas Revolution.

Author of the award-winning Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution ... During the 1990s, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas undertook extensive restoration to check the ...

The Republic of Texas In autumn 1835, simmering political tensions in Texas came to a boil. A series of bloody skirmishes over a short span of months would decide the region's future.

The revolution raged on ... After just 18 minutes of fighting, Texas had won its freedom. Though the Republic of Texas would later join the United States in 1845, those nine years of independence ...

The boundaries he was referring to were those of the Republic of Texas when it was established 189 years ago on March 2 by declaring its independence from Mexico. London is a Texan, but he doubted ...

On this day, delegates at Washington-on-the-Brazos signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, officially breaking away from Mexican rule and establishing the Republic of Texas. The republic ...