Conversation so far:
Why did Stephen F.
Austin move to Texas?
Although Austin was reluctant to carry on his father's Texas venture, he was persuaded to pursue the colonization of Texas by a letter from his mother.
Did he run for any office right away?
CANNOTANSWER.
Did his father own property in Texas?
his father traveled to Spanish Texas and received an empresarial grant that would allow him to bring 300 American families to Texas.
What is an empresarial grant?
CANNOTANSWER.

Question: Did he move to Texas alone?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Stephen F. Austin move to Texas alone?