<span>Most of the settlers who followed Stephen
Austin into Texas hoped that Texas would become a self-governing Mexican
state.</span>
Stephen Fuller
Austin<span> <span>(November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American </span></span>empresario<span> <span>born in </span></span>Virginia<span> <span>and raised in southeastern </span></span>Missouri<span>. Known as the Father of </span>Texas<span>, and the founder of Texas, he led the second, and ultimately
successful, colonization of the region by bringing </span>300 families<span> <span>from the United States to the region in 1825. In addition, he worked with
the Mexican government to support </span></span>immigration from the United States.
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