On June 23, 1845, a joint resolution of the Congress of Texas voted in favor of annexation by the United States. Leaders of the republic first voted for annexation in 1836, soon after gaining ...

June 23 marks the day the Congress of Texas voted in favor of annexation. Texas officially became the 28th state on Dec. 29, 1845 and the formal transfer of government happened Feb. 19, 1846.

He pushed a policy of peace with the Native American tribes, securing a peace treaty with the 11 major tribes of Texas by February. In January 1845, the U. S. House passed an annexation bill, one ...