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.

Texas Independence Day marks the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836 marking the birth of the Republic of Texas. More: New restaurants Kamura Ramen, Thai Sol ...

Editor’s note: This column is adapted from an address delivered in honor of San Jacinto Day to Daughters of the Republic of Texas on Monday at Oak Grove Cemetery. One hundred and eighty-nine years ago ...