Independent republic Politics thumb|Detail of a map showing the Republic of Texas by William Home Lizars, 1836 thumb|Map of the Republic of Texas by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1838 thumb|Map of the Republic of Texas and the Adjacent Territories by C.F. Cheffins, 1841 Sam Houston was elected as the new President of the Republic of Texas on September 5, 1836. The second Congress of the Republic of Texas convened a month later, in October 1836, at Columbia (now West Columbia). Stephen F. Austin, known as the Father of Texas, died December 27, 1836, after serving two months as Secretary of State for the new Republic.
Independent republic Politics thumb|Detail of a map showing the Republic of Texas by William Home Lizars, 1836 thumb|Map of the Republic of Texas by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1838 thumb|Map of the Republic of Texas and the Adjacent Territories by C.F. Cheffins, 1841 Sam Houston was elected as the new President of the Republic of Texas on September 5, 1836. The second Congress of the Republic of Texas convened a month later, in October 1836, at Columbia (now West Columbia). Stephen F. Austin, known as the Father of Texas, died December 27, 1836, after serving two months as Secretary of State for the new Republic.