In February 1835, Gail and his brother John Borden entered into partnership with Joseph Baker to publish the one of the first newspapers in Texas. Although none of the three had any previous printing experience, Baker was considered "one of the best informed men in the Texian colony on the Texas-Mexican situation". The men based their newspaper in San Felipe de Austin, which was centrally located among the colonies in eastern Texas. They ran the first issue under the banner of "Telegraph and Texas Planter" on October 10, 1835, days after the Texas Revolution began, though the later issues bore the name "Telegraph and Texas Register". As editor, Gail Borden worked to be objective.