1. On June 22, 1839, the Texas Congress created the capital city of Austin. The city was named after Stephen F. Austin, who is often referred to as the “Father of Texas” and played a crucial role in the fight for Texas’ independence from Mexico.

2. In 1937, the state of Texas adopted its official state flag. The flag features a lone star on a field of blue, with horizontal stripes of white and red. The design of the flag was inspired by the battle flags of the Texas Revolution.

3. On June 22, 1944, the GI Bill of Rights was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This landmark legislation provided a range of benefits to World War II veterans, including access to education, job training, and low-cost home loans.

4. In 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide. The case originated in Texas, where a woman named Norma McCorvey, who was using the pseudonym “Jane Roe,” filed a lawsuit challenging a Texas law that criminalized abortion except in cases where the mother’s life was at risk.

5. On June 22, 2006, a jury in Texas convicted former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling on multiple charges of fraud and conspiracy. The collapse of Enron, a Houston-based energy company, was one of the largest corporate scandals in U.S. history and led to the loss of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in shareholder value.