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October 30, 1931 -
AUSTIN lost to FORT BEND, setting boundary dispute dating from 24 Mar 1846.
("Austin County v. Fort Bend County," Agreed Judgment in Cause #6545, Washington County District Court in "Austin County Boundary File 5," Texas General Land Office, Austin)
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May 07, 1873 -
October 30, 1931
AUSTIN lost to creation of WALLER.
(Texas Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 38/p. 49)
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March 13, 1848 -
May 07, 1873
AUSTIN gained small area from FORT BEND.
(Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., ch. 77/p. 75)
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March 24, 1846 -
March 13, 1848
AUSTIN exchanged with FORT BEND. Area between Sixteen Mile Creek and San Bernard River was in dispute, although it appears that the 1841 boundary line continued to be generally observed. Boundary question settled 30 Oct 1931.
(Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 15)
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January 28, 1841 -
March 24, 1846
AUSTIN lost to FORT BEND.
(Texas Repub. Laws 1840, 5th cong./pp. 80, 136)
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February 05, 1840 -
January 28, 1841
AUSTIN lost to FORT BEND.
(Texas Repub. Laws 1839, 4th cong./p. 220)
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May 24, 1838 -
February 05, 1840
AUSTIN gained small area from WASHINGTON.
(Texas Repub. Laws 1838, 2d cong., 2d sess./p. 43)
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December 29, 1837 -
May 24, 1838
AUSTIN lost to creation of FORT BEND.
(Texas Repub. Laws 1837, 2d cong., 1st sess./p. 118)
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December 14, 1837 -
December 29, 1837
AUSTIN lost small area to creation of MONTGOMERY.
(Texas Repub. Laws 1837, 2d cong., 1st sess./p. 49)
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January 16, 1836 -
December 14, 1837
AUSTIN lost to creation of COLORADO.
(Gammel, 1:Ordinances and Decrees, Provisional Govt. Texas, 130)
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January 01, 1836 -
January 16, 1836
AUSTIN lost to creation of HARRISBURG (now HARRIS).
(Gammel, 1:Ordinances and Decrees, Provisional Govt. Texas, 119)
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July 18, 1835 -
January 01, 1836
AUSTIN lost to creation of WASHINGTON [north line is estimated].
("Documents Relating to the Organization...," 99; Partlow, inside front cover, 326)
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April 30, 1834 -
July 18, 1835
[April 1834] AUSTIN lost to creation of MINA (now BASTROP).
(Gammel, 1:Laws and Decrees of Coahuila and Texas, decree no. 283/p. 384)
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May 01, 1832 -
April 30, 1834
AUSTIN lost to creation of BRAZORIA.
(Gammel, 1:Laws and Decrees of Coahuila and Texas, decree no. 196/p. 307)
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February 12, 1828 -
May 01, 1832
SAN FELIPE DE AUSTIN (now AUSTIN, original county) established as a municipality by Mexico. Precise boundaries were not described; municipality had jurisdiction between Lavaca and San Jacinto Riv., and south of the San Antonio Road to the Gulf of Mexico.
("Austin County," New Handbook of Texas, 1:305; Barker, 299-307)
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