Texas Government Receives Statehood Offer
Texas President Anson Jones received the United States offer to admit the republic as a state.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Anson Jones Biography and Timeline
Follow Anson Jones through 6 dated historical records for Texas.
Anson Jones, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1845–1846Years on this page
1845
Texas Congress Considers Rival Proposals
President Anson Jones convened the Texas Congress to weigh the United States annexation offer against a Mexican independence proposal.
Texas Congress Endorses United States Union
The Texas Congress accepted the United States annexation proposal during a special session in June 1845.
Texas Convention Approves Statehood
A Texas convention approved annexation on 4 July 1845 while preparing a constitution for entry into the United States.
Texas Voters Ratify Annexation
Texas voters overwhelmingly approved annexation and a proposed state constitution at the referendum held in October 1845.
1846
Republican Government Transfers Authority
Anson Jones ended the government of the independent Republic of Texas when state officials took office in February 1846.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.