Texas Officially Becomes a State: The Republic Joins the Union
Texas stopped being a country on February 19, 1846. The Republic of Texas — which had its own president, its own navy, its own foreign debt — handed over power to a state governor in Austin. Nine years as an independent nation, done. The ceremony was simple. Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic, lowered the Lone Star flag and said "The final act in this great drama is now performed. The Republic of Texas is no more." He thought he'd be remembered as a founding father. He killed himself four years later, bitter and broke. Texas kept the flag.
February 19, 1846
180 years ago
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