The U.S. state of Texas declared its secession from the United States of America on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861, after it replaced its governor, Sam Houston, when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.
Admission to confederacy: March 23, 1861 (4th)
Governor: Sam Houston; Edward Clark; Francis ...
Lieutenant Governor: John McClannahan Cro...
Restored to the Union: March 30, 1870
