In 1920, the inaugural season of the National Football League (NFL), 11 veterans of Major League Baseball (MLB) (including George Halas and Jim Thorpe) became the first athletes to accomplish the feat. Since 1970, only seven athletes have done so, including Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders.
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836), the first Anglo-American constitution to govern Texas, was drafted by a convention of fifty-nine delegates who assembled at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 1, 1836 (see CONVENTION OF 1836).
The Texas Congress chose Austin as the permanent capital of the Republic of Texas in 1839. A series of capitol buildings served the growing Republic until finally, the Texas Constitution-adopted February 15, 1876 - provided for the sale of public land to finance a new state capitol building.he Texas Congress chose Austin as the permanent capital of the Republic of Texas in 1839. A series of capitol buildings served the growing Republic until finally, the Texas Constitution-adopted February 15, 1876 - provided for the sale of public land to finance a new state capitol building.