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the seat of government was moved from Columbia to Houston. This gave the fledgling city a big push necessary in the early years of its development.

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John Kirby Allen: a co-founder of Houston and a member of the Texas House of Representatives

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In August 1836, a few months after Texas gained independence, brothers John Kirby and Augustus Chapman Allen purchased land near the Buffalo Bayou River....

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