His fellow delegates unanimously approved Childress's declaration, and the Republic of Texas was born. Representatives including Navarro and his uncle, Francisco Ruiz, stayed on to draft a ...

Agustín de Iturbide abdicates as Emperor of Mexico and the territory, including Texas, is organized as a republic. The Mexican Congress grants Texans a seven-year exemption from Mexican tariffs.

The Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library in Huntsville provides a unique and in-depth look at the Texas hero and the Republic of Texas executive office.