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The First Congress of the Republic of Texas, consisting of the Senate of the Republic of Texas and House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas, met in Columbia at two separate buildings (one for each chamber) and then in Houston at the present-day site of The Rice from October 3, 1836, to June 13, 1837, during the first year of Sam Houston's presidency.
An Act declaring the consent of Congress to a certain act of the state of Maryland. Sess. 3, ch. 5 1 Stat. 190 (chapter 5) 6: Feb. 11, 1791: Appropriations for the Support of Government, &c. An Act making appropriations for the support of Government during the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and for other purposes. Sess. 3, ch. 6
On July 23, 1836, interim President David G. Burnet, pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Texas, ordered that an election for Congress take place in Columbia on the first Monday in September 1836. As part of the same proclamation, Burnet mandated that the 1st Congress of the Republic of Texas convene on October 3, 1836, also at ...
Stanley K. Young, Texas Legislative Handbook (1973). Univ. of Tex., The Legislative Branch in Texas Politics, (last accessed Oct. 8, 2006) (stating that "The Texas Legislature is the most powerful of the three main branches of government[,]" primarily because it is "less weak than the other branches"). See also: Texas Government Newsletter
Swim fins are typically made of rubber or plastic. Benjamin Franklin invented wooden swim fins in 1717. [10] His original design consisted of 10-inch-long (250 mm) and 6-inch-wide (150 mm) palettes. Contrary to today's version of rubberized swim fins worn on the feet, Franklin's swim fins were originally intended for use on a person's hands.
True soaps, which we might recognise as soaps today, were different to proto-soaps. They foamed, were made deliberately, and could be produced in a hard or soft form because of an understanding of lye sources. [16] It is uncertain as to who was the first to invent true soap. [15] [20]
A teen who created a soap that could "transform skin cancer treatment" was chosen as the 2024 Kid of the Year by Time magazine and Time for Kids.. Heman Bekele from Annandale, Virginia, is a 15 ...
Volumes 1 through 18, 1789–1875, via Library of Congress; Volumes 19 through 64, 1875-1950, via Library of Congress; Volumes 65 through 127, 1951-2013, via Government Publishing Office; Public laws 93rd Congress through current Congress, via Congress.gov; U.S. Code U.S. Code, via Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives