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1842 – Texas seat of government relocated from Austin to Houston. [1] 1845 – Austin becomes part of the new U.S. state of Texas. [2] 1846 – Texas seat of government relocated back to Austin from Houston. [1] 1850 – Population: 3,841. [4] 1854 – Swenson Building and Ziller Building constructed. [5] 1855 Texas State Capitol built. [2]
Ninth city in the U.S. (and first and only in the Mountain West) to surpass 1 million, as well as the only Arizona city and only state capital to do so too. 7 San Diego: California: 1,223,400: 8 Dallas: Texas: 1,188,580: 9 San Antonio: Texas: 1,144,646: 10th city in the U.S. (and third in the South, or in Texas) to surpass 1 million. 10 Detroit ...
The Texas oil boom, sometimes called the gusher age, was a period of dramatic change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th century that began with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont, Texas.
Total population counts for the Censuses of 1790 through 1860 include both free and enslaved persons. Native Americans were not identified in the Census of 1790 through 1840 and only sporadically from 1850 until 1890, if they lived outside of Indian Territory or off reservations.
Land of the High Sky: History of Midland County of West Texas from 1849 to the Present. First National Bank of Midland. OCLC 731414735. Robert H. Ryan; Leonard G. Schifrin (1959), Midland: The Economic Future of a Texas Oil Center, Austin: University of Texas Bureau of Business Research, OCLC 1073160; Roger M. Olien and Diana Davids Olien.
Prior to the mid-20th century, Texas was essentially a one-party state, and the Democratic primary was viewed as "the real election". The Democratic Party had conservative and liberal factions, which became more pronounced after the New Deal. [192] Additionally, several factions of the party briefly split during the 1930s and 40s. [192]
Elzie Odom becomes Arlington's first African-American mayor, focusing on expanding education as well as theater and arts in downtown. Texas Health Resources nonprofit established. [76] A section of turf located behind Center Field at the Ballpark in Arlington is named Greene's Hill for the mayor's contributions to the Texas Rangers baseball ...