U.S. Legislation
- Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States, March 1, 1845
- Presidential Proclamation Declaring a State of Peace Between Texas and the United States, August 20, 1866
- An Act to admit the State of Texas to Representation in the Congress of the United States. March 30, 1870
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