- Born on November 3, 1793 to Moses and Mary Austin in Wythe County, Virginia
- Died December 27, 1836 in West Columbia, Texas
- He never married
- He started the Texas Rangers in 1823 but it was actually formed on October 17, 1835
- Austin, Texas is named after him
- He is known for bringing the second, but first legal and ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States.
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