1835 - At San Felipe de Austin, delegates agreed to establish a provisional government. The "consultation" had convened on November 1.
1837 - In present-day Archer County, a battle between 18 Texas Rangers and about 180 Kichai Indians took place ten miles south of Windthorst, TX. Eight Rangers survived the battle. The event is called the Battle of Stone Houses.
1871 - Governor Edmund J. Davis lifted martial law in Freestone County. Martial law had been imposed on October 9 in response to reports of coercion and fraudulent voting in Fairfield during the elections on October 3-6.
1967 - At Wimberly, the President's Ranch Trail was dedicated. The route includes places in Hays, Blanco and Gillespie counties that were important in the life of Lyndon Baines Johnson.
| Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word. And there's an opening convey of generalities. A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner. - John Steinbeck |
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