By Category Explore the best sites in Waco and around the world. Search 1,000,000 of the world's best sites . Search AccessWaco Suggest a Waco website. Their gunfire ripped the air. For the 59 signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, the memories of those who died were forever in their hearts and minds.
Today marks the celebration of Texas' declaration of freedom from Mexico.
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas Sterling C. Robertson Chapter of Waco will have a special ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Texas Ranger Museum in Fort Fisher Park in honor of those who started the Republic. For 17 days, the signers drifted into the building from various battles to place their names on the declaration. The Alamo was under siege at that time, and the Mexican army was marching north toward them. Among those gathering to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence, write the Constitution of the Republic of Texas and establish a temporary government were Sam Houston, George C. Childress, James Gaines and Sterling C. Robertson. It was a way of stating their cause to the world, that they wished to be independent and seek help from the nation.