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Year	Events
1836	Voters of the new Republic of Texas choose the fledgling nation’s first elected officials. Sam Houston is chosen as president and Lorenzo de Zavala is chosen as vice president. The voters also overwhelmingly approve a referendum requesting annexation by the United States.

Sources: Texas Almanac, Handbook of Texas, Texas State Library & Archives Commission, Texas Historical Commission, Dallas Web Sites research