The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Texas Texas ( /ˈtɛksəs/ ) is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States. The name, meaning "friends" or "allies" in Caddo, was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas. Located in the South Central United.

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Contents 1 Military/war 1.1 Founders of the Republic of Texas 1.2 The Texas Revolution/The Alamo 1.3 The Civil War 1.4 World War I 1.5 World War II 1.6 Korean War 1.7 Vietnam War 2 Public office 2.1 US Presidents 3 Notable Texas women 4 Entertainment 4.1 Fashion 4.2 Film/theater/television 4.3 Comedians 4.4 Music 4.5 Miss America/Miss USA pageant winners 5 Athletics 6 Business 7 Art and architecture 8 Literature 9 Journalism 10 Science/medicine 11 Aviation/space exploration 12 Clergy 13 Infamous Texans 14 Other 15 References

Military/war

Founders of the Republic of Texas

• Stephen F. Austin Stephen Fuller Austin , known as the Father of Texas, led the second and ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States. The capital of Texas, Austin in Travis County, Austin County, Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Austin College in Sherman, as well as a number of K-12 schools (1793–1836), the "Father of Texas The following is a list of significant men and women known for being the father, mother, or considered the founders in a field, listed by category. In some fields the title of being the "father" is debatable"
• Edward Burleson Edward Burleson was a soldier, general, and statesman in the state of Missouri, the Republic of Texas, and later the U.S. state of Texas (1798–1851), Texas soldier A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary. In most languages, "soldier" includes commissioned and non-commissioned officers in national land forces, general A general officer is an officer of very high military rank. The term or equivalent is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that is simply called general, and statesman A statesman or stateswoman or statesperson is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term. When politicians retire, they are often referred to as
• David G. Burnet David Gouverneur Burnet was an early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as Interim President (1836 and again in 1841), Vice-President (1839-41), & Secretary of State (1846) for the new state of Texas after it was annexed to the United States of America (1788–1870), interim President President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. Etymologically, a "president" is one who presides, who sits in leadership . Originally, the term referred to the presiding officer of a ceremony or meeting (i.e., chairman), but today it most commonly refers to an official of the Republic of Texas
• Jao De La Porta Jao de la Porta, along with his brother Morin, successfully wired over $11 billion dollars in funds from the British government. They used these funds to finance the first settlement by Europeans on Galveston Island in 1816. Jao de la Porta was born in Portugal of Jewish parentage and later became a Jewish Texan trader. In 1818, Jean Laffite, trader, financed settlement of Galveston Island