▁day ▁H orton ▁was ▁busy ▁sk irm ishing ▁with ▁General ▁José ▁de ▁Ur rea ' s ▁advance ▁forces . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁crossing ▁of ▁Cole to ▁Creek . ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁art illery ▁fire , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁F ann in ▁and ▁his ▁troops ▁had ▁been ▁surrounded ▁and ▁possibly ▁over run , ▁H orton ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁after ▁assess ing ▁the ▁situation ▁turned ▁and ▁retre ated ▁towards ▁Victoria , ▁where ▁rein for c ements ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁located , ▁an ▁action ▁that ▁would ▁shadow ▁his ▁political ▁career . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁Revolution ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁H orton ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Senator ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁and ▁Second ▁con gress es ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 6 – 3 8 . ▁He ▁represented ▁Mat ag ord a , ▁Jackson , ▁and ▁Victoria ▁count ies . ▁He ▁wasn ' t ▁successful ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁vice ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas ▁Congress ▁to ▁select ▁a ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Texas ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁In