of people to Mexico's frontier. Later that summer, Mexican military authorities demanded the surrender of Travis for military trial. The colonists opposed this. Travis and Austin continued active in Texas development. Travis died at the Battle of the Alamo. Austin served as secretary of state for the Republic of Texas for a short time before his own death. See also Texian Militia List of conflicts involving the Texas Military Footnotes References New York: Free Press, 2004 "The Anahuac Disturbances", The Handbook of Texas Online'' Further reading Mexican Texas Texas Revolution History of Texas Galveston Bay Area 1832 in Texas 1835 in Texas