Longing for opportunities to expand the group 's lineup , Vaughan and Double Trouble hired Employment keyboardist Reese Wynans during the `` Soul to Soul '' recording sessions in Dallas , Texas .

Key support Supporting was gained Getting from the Governor of Texas , which prevented Preventing_or_letting mass arrest or a worse outcome , but rail transport ended Process_end in St. Louis and the remaining members of the group began Process_start a difficult march Self_motion by foot .

After being held Arrest about three weeks as a prisoner of war , Santa Anna signed Sign_agreement the peace treaty that dictated that the Mexican army leave Departing the region , paving the way for the Republic of Texas to become Becoming an independent country .

These treaties did not necessarily recognize Know Texas as a sovereign nation , but stipulated that Santa Anna was to lobby Convincing for such recognition in Mexico City .

In other words , Texas was de facto independent .

In 1985 , Jarre was contacted Communication by the musical director of the Houston Grand Opera with the proposal for him related to the celebrations of Texas ' 150th birthday in 1986 , 150th birthday of the city of Houston and NASA 's 25th birthday .

John Fitzgerald Kennedy , the 35th President of the United States , was assassinated Killing on November 22 , 1963 , at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time in Dallas , Texas , while riding Self_motion in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza .

Kennedy was riding Self_motion with his wife Jacqueline , Texas Governor John Connally , and Connally 's wife Nellie when he was fatally shot Use_firearm by former U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald firing Use_firearm in ambush Attack from a nearby building Building .

Oswald was charged Judgment_communication under Texas state law with the murder Killing of Kennedy , as well as that of Dallas policeman J. D. Tippit , who had been fatally shot Use_firearm a short time after the assassination Killing .

Braniff International Airways Flight 542 , a Lockheed L-188 Electra , registration N9705C , was a scheduled domestic flight from Houston , Texas , bound for New York with scheduled stops in Dallas and Washington , D.C. On September 29 , 1959 , 23 minutes into the 41-minute flight from Houston to Dallas Love Field , the aircraft disintegrated Change in mid-air approximately southeast of Buffalo , Texas , killing Killing everyone on board .

Braniff International Airways Flight 542 , a Lockheed L-188 Electra , registration N9705C , was a scheduled domestic flight from Houston , Texas , bound for New York with scheduled stops in Dallas and Washington , D.C. On September 29 , 1959 , 23 minutes into the 41-minute flight from Houston to Dallas Love Field , the aircraft disintegrated Change in mid-air approximately southeast of Buffalo , Texas , killing Killing everyone on board .

Locally referred to as the Essence Fest Social_event , it has been held Defending in New Orleans , Louisiana since 1994 except for 2006 , when it was held Defending in Houston , Texas due to Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina 's effect Influence on New Orleans .

Venue : Reliant Stadium in Houston , Texas

Just under five hours later , Bill made landfall near on Matagorda Island , Texas , at the same intensity .

In Texas , flooding Catastrophe was exacerbated Cause_change_of_strength by record rainfall in some areas in May .

Overall , nine people died Death as a result of the hurricane Catastrophe : two in Texas due to drownings Bodily_harm in rip currents , three in Florida , two in Louisiana , one in Arkansas , and one in a maritime accident in the Gulf of Mexico .

The hurricane Catastrophe continued Giving to strengthen until it made Causation landfall Arriving near East Matagorda Bay , Texas Arriving , with winds Motion of , but rapidly weakened Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale as it headed Self_motion inland .

The 1941 Texas hurricane Catastrophe , the second storm Catastrophe of the 1941 Atlantic hurricane season , was a large and intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe that struck Attack coastal Texas as a major hurricane Catastrophe in September 1941 , causing Causation relatively severe damage Damaging .

The 1941 Texas hurricane Catastrophe , the second storm Catastrophe of the 1941 Atlantic hurricane season , was a large and intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe that struck Attack coastal Texas as a major hurricane Catastrophe in September 1941 , causing Causation relatively severe damage Damaging .

Hurricane Jerry caused Causation minor damage Damaging in Texas and flash flooding Motion in Kentucky and Virginia in October 1989 .

Early on October 16 , Jerry made Manufacturing landfall on Galveston Island , Texas with winds of .

Despite the issuance of a hurricane warning Warning just eight hours prior to landfall , Jerry caused Causation only three fatalities in Texas , possibly due Causation to the storm 's small size ; a car fell Motion over the Galveston Seawall , killing Killing its three occupants .

Turner 's ideas since 1893 have inspired Influence generations of historians ( and critics ) to explore Scrutiny multiple individual American frontiers , but the popular folk frontier concentrates on the conquest Conquering and settlement Statement of Native American lands west of the Mississippi River , in what is now the Midwest , Texas , the Great Plains , the Rocky Mountains , the Southwest , the West Coast , and Hawaii .

On April 12 , 1995—two weeks after her death—then-Texas governor George W. Bush declared Expressing_publicly her birthday Selena Day in Texas .

As the hurricane curved Motion_directional northward at a slow forward speed , strength was maintained Preserving as it approached Arriving the coast of Texas as a minimal hurricane .

It came Arriving ashore during the evening of July 24 local time ( 0000 UTC on July 25 ) between Freeport and Galveston , Texas .

Prior to Debra 's arrival Arriving in Texas , numerous hurricane warnings Warning were issued Creating and at least 8,600 individuals evacuated .

Torrential rains were produced Creating in southeastern Texas , which led to Causation widespread flooding Motion on highways .

Damage Damaging in Texas ' Brazoria , Galveston , and Harris counties surmounted $ 6.685 million , and total damage Damaging from the storm Catastrophe reached Arriving $ 7 million .

The second tropical cyclone Catastrophe and first tropical storm Catastrophe of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season , it originated Coming_to_be from a tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico , southeast of Texas , on August 9 .

Hurricane Ella brought Bringing flooding Catastrophe to the Greater Antilles and Texas in September 1958 .

The storm Catastrophe made Manufacturing landfall Catastrophe as a weak tropical storm Catastrophe near Corpus Christi , Texas on September 6 .

Rainfall and rough surf caused Causation both inland and coastal flooding Catastrophe in Texas .

Shortly thereafter , Bonnie made Creating landfall near High Island , Texas .

Prior to Bonnie moving Motion ashore , 22,000 people were evacuated Emptying in Texas and Louisiana .

Rainfall from the storm Catastrophe peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale at 13 inches ( 330 mm ) in Ace , Texas , which caused Causation some street flooding Motion and destroyed Destroying a small dam in Liberty County , Texas .

Rainfall from the storm Catastrophe peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale at 13 inches ( 330 mm ) in Ace , Texas , which caused Causation some street flooding Motion and destroyed Destroying a small dam in Liberty County , Texas .

Three fatalities were reported Reporting in the Port Arthur , Texas area ; two deaths Death were from separate car accidents and another occurred Coming_to_be after a partially paralyzed woman died Death in a house fire .

The Texas oil boom , sometimes called Name_conferral the gusher age , was a period of dramatic change Change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th century that began Process_start with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont , Texas .

The Texas oil boom , sometimes called Name_conferral the gusher age , was a period of dramatic change Change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th century that began Process_start with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont , Texas .

The Texas oil boom , sometimes called Name_conferral the gusher age , was a period of dramatic change Change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th century that began Process_start with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont , Texas .

Texas quickly became Becoming one of the leading oil producing states in the U.S. , along with Oklahoma and California ; soon the nation overtook the Russian Empire as the top producer of petroleum .

By 1940 Texas had come to Motion dominate U.S. production .

The major petroleum strikes that began Process_start the rapid growth in petroleum exploration and speculation occurred Presence in Southeast Texas , but soon reserves were found Know across Texas and wells were constructed Building in North Texas , East Texas , and the Permian Basin in West Texas .

The major petroleum strikes that began Process_start the rapid growth in petroleum exploration and speculation occurred Presence in Southeast Texas , but soon reserves were found Know across Texas and wells were constructed Building in North Texas , East Texas , and the Permian Basin in West Texas .

The major petroleum strikes that began Process_start the rapid growth in petroleum exploration and speculation occurred Presence in Southeast Texas , but soon reserves were found Know across Texas and wells were constructed Building in North Texas , East Texas , and the Permian Basin in West Texas .

The major petroleum strikes that began Process_start the rapid growth in petroleum exploration and speculation occurred Presence in Southeast Texas , but soon reserves were found Know across Texas and wells were constructed Building in North Texas , East Texas , and the Permian Basin in West Texas .

The major petroleum strikes that began Process_start the rapid growth in petroleum exploration and speculation occurred Presence in Southeast Texas , but soon reserves were found Know across Texas and wells were constructed Building in North Texas , East Texas , and the Permian Basin in West Texas .

Spindletop and the Joiner strike Attack in East Texas , at the outset of the Great Depression , were the key strikes that launched Process_start this era of change in the state .

This period had a transformative effect Influence on Texas .