Capital of Texas

The capital of Texas usually refers to Austin, Texas, the capital of the present-day U.S. state. Several other locations served as the capital of Texas prior to statehood:

Pre-Republic

 * Monclova, first provincial capital of Texas, 1686, and again in 1833
 * Los Adaes (modern day Robeline, Louisiana), 1721 to 1772
 * San Antonio, 1772 to 1824
 * San Felipe de Austin, now the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site, headquarters of the Colony of Texas

Republic of Texas

 * Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, March 1, 1836 to March 17, 1836
 * Harrisburg, Texas, March 21 to April 1836
 * Velasco, Texas, April 1836 to September 1836
 * Columbia, Texas, October 1836, first capital of the elected government of the Republic of Texas
 * Houston, Texas, 1837 to 1839

Modern-day Texas

 * Austin, Texas, designated in 1839