Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
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Sam Houston is Elected President of Texas.
Winter Storm Uri caused blackouts and killed 82 people in Texas & northern Mexico.
A male cheerleader shot and killed four people, and injured four more at two locations in Dallas, Texas.
The Texas City industrial incident occurred, killing 536 people.
Texas became the 28th state to join the United States of America.