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1836

The Battle of San Jacinto: Texas wins Independence

1845

Texas joins the Union as the 28th state

1876

The current Texas Constitution takes effect

1876

Texas A&M University founded

1883

The University of Texas at Austin founded

1888

Dedication of the present state capitol building in Austin

1901

Spindletop, Texas’ first major oil well, breaks oil

1910

First military air flight in the Wright Brothers plane at Fort Sam Houston

1923

Texas Tech University founded

1936

The Texas Centennial

1941

The Texas Legislature creates the MD Anderson Cancer Center

1942

Fort Hood officially opens

1962

NASA opens Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston

1972

Oil production averages three million barrels per day

1981

Barnett Shale discovered

1998

Texas overtakes New York as the second most populous state

2001

Texas ranked top exporting state, and has held the #1 spot every year since

2005

Victory for Texas at the U.S. Supreme Court: Protecting the right to display the Ten Commandments display at the state capitol building.

2008

First Eagle Ford Shale well tapped

2009

Texas leads the nation out of the recession

2013

Texas unemployment rate remains below the national average for 7 consecutive years

2025

Texas population projected to exceed 27 million

2036

The Texas Bicentennial

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