Why is Stephen Austin known as the father of Texas

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and, in the fashion of inserting today's mores into history, Stephen F. Austin helped ensure the introduction of slavery into Texas despite the attempts of the Mexican government to ban the institution.

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why is stephen f. austin often called the father of texas