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The first European settlers in the present-day Austin were a group of Spanish friars who arrived from East Texas in July 1730. They established three temporary missions, La Purísima Concepción, San Francisco de los Neches and San José de los Nazonis, on a site by the Colorado River, near Barton Springs.
Texas. Holley, Mary Austin, 1784-1846. Lexington, KY: J. Clarke, 1836. Main Collection, 917.64 H724T 1836. TSLAC. Mary Austin Holley was a cousin of Stephen F. Austin and visited Texas in 1831 with the intent to relocate from New England.
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Part of a series on the History of Texas Timeline Pre-Columbian Texas Early Spanish explorations 1519–1543 French Texas 1684–1689 Spanish Texas 1690–1821 Mexican Texas 1821–1836 Republic of Texas 1836–1845 Statehood 1845–1860 Civil War Era 1861–1865 Reconstruction 1865–1899 Years in Texas Texas portal Indigenous people lived in what is now Texas more than 10,000 years ago, as ...
Dec 10, 2021 · 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA. Phone +1 210-225-1391. Web Visit website. The site of one of the most notorious battles in Texan and American history, the Alamo, has been remarkably preserved throughout the years and is open daily to visitors from around the world.
January 27, 2017. The NRG Astrodome, [6] formerly and also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States, with a record attendance of 68,266 set by George Strait in 2001. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy Hofheinz, mayor ...
- US$35 million, ($325 million in 2022 dollars)
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
- April 9, 1965
- Harris County
In that same election, a proposed amendment to the Texas constitution was ratified that permitted the creation of a railroad regulating body that among other things would regulate freight rates. Hogg made the first appointments to the new Texas Railroad Commission in 1891. Three years later in 1894, the legislature made those positions elective.
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