Texas Archive War

Texas Archive War
Bronze statue of a woman firing a cannon
Statue of Angelina Eberly firing a six-pound cannon in downtown Austin
DateDecember 30–31, 1842
Location
Result Texas national archives retained in Austin

The Texas Archive War was an 1842 dispute over an attempted move of the Republic of Texas national archives from Austin to Houston and, more broadly, over President Sam Houston's efforts to re-establish Houston as the capital of Texas.