A newly created Creating Texian army under the command Control of Sam Houston was constantly on the move Motion , while terrified civilians fled Escaping with the army , in a melee known as the Runaway Scrape .

The news sparked Causation both a strong rush Motion to join Participation the Texian army and a panic , known as `` The Runaway Scrape '' , in which the Texian army , most settlers , and the new , self-proclaimed Statement but officially unrecognized , Republic of Texas government fled Escaping eastward toward the United States ahead of the advancing Cause_to_make_progress Mexican Army .