1. On March 9, 1836, the Convention of 1836 was held in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, where delegates declared Texas independence from Mexico and drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence.

2. The Battle of Kiowa Creek took place on March 9, 1871, where a group of 28 buffalo hunters, including the infamous gunfighter Bat Masterson, fought against a large group of Kiowa and Comanche warriors in present-day Hemphill County, Texas.

3. On March 9, 1896, the Texas State Capitol building was completed after six years of construction. It remains the largest state capitol building in the United States.

4. Texas Governor James E. Ferguson was impeached on March 9, 1917, for misusing state funds and using his power to protect illegal gambling operations. He was later removed from office and banned from holding public office in Texas again.

5. On March 9, 2006, Republican Tom DeLay resigned from his position as the U.S. House Majority Leader after being indicted on charges of conspiring to violate Texas election laws. He later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of money laundering and received probation.