▁He ▁served ▁a ▁single ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁Texas ▁ ▁K err ▁was ▁appointed ▁Survey or ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁col ony ▁of ▁Green ▁De W itt ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁With ▁his ▁wife , ▁three ▁children ▁and ▁several ▁slaves , ▁he ▁joined ▁Stephen ▁F . ▁Austin ' s ▁" Old ▁Three ▁H undred " ▁col ony ▁in ▁Bra z oria . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁he ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁select ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁D ew itt ▁Col ony . ▁K err ▁named ▁the ▁community ▁Gonz ales ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁state ▁of ▁Co ahu ila . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁Ang eline ▁K err ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁had ▁died . ▁K err ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁area ▁politics ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁during ▁the ▁form ative ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Republic . ▁He ▁acted ▁as ▁att orney ▁and ▁survey or ▁for ▁Benjamin ▁R ush ▁Mil am ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁He ▁negoti ated ▁for ▁peace ▁before ▁the ▁Fred onian ▁Reb ell ion , ▁signed ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁Kar ank awa ▁Indians , ▁and ▁fought ▁other ▁tribes . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁delegate ▁from ▁Port ▁Lav aca ▁at ▁the ▁Convention ▁at ▁San ▁F eli pe ▁de ▁Austin ▁north west ▁of ▁Houston . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁and ▁Third ▁convent ions . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁K