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1978 - William Clements becomes first Republican
governor of Texas since Reconstruction.
1979 - Several tornadoes on April 10 leave 53 dead
in West Texas, including 42 in Wichita Falls and caus-
ing $400 million in damages.
1984 - Education reform passes Legislature, includ-
ing provisions for equalization of financial aid for public
education, more stringent teacher certification, and
setting academic achievement as a priority, including
adoption of a no-pass-no-play rule.
- National Republican Convention held in Dal-
las.
1985 - Federal Home Loan Bank Board suspends
deposit insurance for Texas savings-and-loan com-
panies applying for state charters.
1988 - Houstonian George Bush is elected president
of the United States.
- Federal regulators announce ball-out plans for
a large number of Texas thrifts and begin prosecu-
tion of S&L officials after uncovering widespread
insider abuse at Texas lending institutions.
1990 - Ann Richards becomes the first woman gov-
ernor of Texas in her own right.
1993 - April 19 - Ending a siege which began on Feb.
28, federal agents storm the compound called Mount
Carmel near Waco, where cult leader David Koresh
and his followers, called Branch Davidlans, had
reportedly been storing a large cache of assault weap-
ons. The assault and ensuing fire killed 4 agents and
86 Branch Davidians.
- Kay Bailey Hutchison becomes first woman to
serve as U.S. Senator from Texas. AHistory 45
1973 - Roe vs. Wade decision of Supreme Court
ensures freedom of choice in abortion decisions.
- OPEC oil embargo leads to long lines of vehi-
cles at gasoline pumps nationwide.1984 - Canadian Prime Minister
resigns after serving for 15 years.Pierre Trudeau
1989 - Berlin Wall tom down.
1994 - Jan. 1 - North American Free Trade Agree-
ment (NAFTA), signed into law by Pres. Bill Clinton
on Dec. 8, 1993, goes into effect, easing restrictions
on trade among Canada, Mexico and the United
States. AThe editor wishes to thank the following historians for their generous help in reviewing this timeline: Robert A. Cal-
vert, Ph.D., Professor of History, Texas A&M University, College Station; Randolph B. Campbell, Ph.D., Professor of His-
tory, The University of North Texas, Denton; Dorothy D. DeMoss, Ph.D., Professor of History, Texas Woman's University,
Denton; Harrlett Denise Joseph, Ph.D., Professor of History, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Milo Keamrney,
Ph.D., Professor of History, The University of Texas at Brownsville; David J. Murrah, Ph.D., Associate Director of Librar-
ies for Special Collections and Director, Southwest Collection, Texas Tech University, Lubbock. Any errors are the editor's
own.
Texas in 1850
The first Texas Almanac, published in 1857, included these items (paraphrased) from the United States
census of 1850:Population: Texas had a population of
212,592, including 154,034 white and 58,558
black. Of those, 137,050 were born in the United
States and 16,774 were foreign-born.
Occupations: 7,327 were engaged in manu-
facturing, commerce and trade; 25,299 in agricul-
ture; 6,194 in non-agricultural labor; 584 in the
army; 321 in sea and river navigation; 1,368 in
the professions of law, medicine and divinity; 996
in "other pursuits requiring learning"; 677 in thegovernment civil service; and 90 in other occu-
pations.
Agriculture: There were 12,198 planta-
tions, encompassing 643,967 acres of improved
land and 10,852,363 acres of unimproved. Cot-
ton was raised on 2,262 plantations; 165 were
devoted to sugar.
Newspapers: Five tri-weekly and 29
weekly papers were printed in Texas with an
combined circulation of 771,524 copies annually.
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