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In May 1837, the Texas Congress met for the first time in Houston. The First Texas Congress had initially convened in Columbia, Texas, but adjourned the first session on December 22, 1836. The First Congress reconvened in Houston to finish its business five months later. [13] Houston was granted incorporation by the Texas legislature on June 5 ...
The boundaries of the United States and neighboring nations as they appeared in 1843 Mexican General López de Santa Anna's surrender to Sam Houston. Spanish and indigenous immigrants, primarily from northeastern provinces of New Spain, began to settle Texas in the late 17th century.
April: The Westheimer Colony Art Festival is held on a stretch of Calhoun Road (now St. Joseph Parkway) in Downtown Houston; it was the first time the art festival was not held in Montrose. After 1996, the festival was renamed the Bayou City Art Festival. November: Houston voters defeated a zoning referendum for the third time in almost 50 years.
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second ...
Burnet called for elections to ratify the constitution and elect a Congress, [108] the sixth set of leaders for Texas in a twelve-month period. [109] Voters overwhelmingly chose Houston the first president , ratified the constitution drawn up by the Convention of 1836, and approved a resolution to request annexation to the United States. [ 110 ]
Houston uses the boat Yellow Stone to cross the Brazos River. April 15 Santa Anna and his army arrive at Harrisburg. April 18 Houston and his army arrive outside of Harrisburg. April 20 Texian and Mexican patrols clash at New Washington. Houston moves his army to Buffalo Bayou; J.C. Neill is wounded and replaced by G.W. Hockley.
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Urban development spread solidly between Houston and the Bay Area communities. Houston formally annexed most of Clear Lake City in 1977 with Pasadena annexing most of the rest. [50] Most of the other communities around the bay, however, had already incorporated, or incorporated soon afterward, and thus were independent of the metropolis. [77] [86]