February 23: The Mexican Army of Operations under Santa Anna ... September: Texans approve their new Constitution of the Republic of Texas. Sam Houston is elected president.

The story involves Houston’s proud namesake, growing pains in the fledgling Texas Republic and a “war ... was at risk of incursions by the Mexican army and Native American forces along ...

In 1835, settlers and Tejanos in Mexican Texas launched a rebellion that exploded into a full-scale war for independence. Against dictator Santa Anna’s powerful army, Texan forces fought brutal ...

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.

In 1842 Seguín had warned both the San Antonio City Council and the Republic of Texas government that a Mexican attack ... of cavalry in the Army of the People under Sam Houston in late 1835.