AUSTIN — If you've ever wondered why a bunch of revolutionaries would have created a flag for the Republic of Texas that looks so much like the U.S. flag, you just might be asking the wrong ...

However, an actual flag was never made from this design. The first official flag of the Republic of Texas is known as the David G. Burnet Flag and was adopted December 10, 1836. The Burnet flag ...

Between 1836 and 1845, when it joined the Union, the Republic of Texas sent representatives to Washington and Washington sent representatives to Texas. Several readers pointed out that Texas sent ...

Deb Powell “The Fathers of Texas deemed a national flag for the Republic of Texas so important that on March 3, 1836, the day after the adoption of the Declaration of Texas Independence ...