April 19th in 1837, the city of Houston became the capital of Texas before Austin took over the title in 1839. Fast forward to 1875, where Kiowa chief White Horse and his followers surrendered at Fort Sill.
Moving on to 1910, the Texas Industrial Congress was organized in San Antonio, followed by the organization of the West Texas Historical Association in Abilene’s Taylor County Courthouse in 1924. Then, in 1968, the National League approved expansion to Montreal and San Diego, with Dallas-Fort Worth missing out on a franchise.
In more recent history, the Omni Theater opened in Fort Worth in 1983, and in 1993, the Branch-Davidian’s compound in Waco burned down after a 51-day standoff with federal agents, resulting in 86 deaths. And in 2015, the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards aired from AT&T Stadium in Arlington.