[1] Moore volunteered as a Buckeye Ranger, a military unit fighting for Texas Independence from Mexico in 1836.

[2] In March 1837, Moore purchased Thomas Borden's shares in the Telegraph and Texas Register.

It was very difficult to transport large loads overland, so publishers made arrangements to ship the printing press via boat.

[5] On April 16, 1837, the press arrived in Houston, on the same boat as the executive departments of the Republic of Texas.

When the capital was relocated, Moore and Cruger established another newspaper, The Texas Sentinel, in Austin.

[10] Many of the paper's articles were aimed at attracting immigrants to Texas, or retaining those who had recently arrived.

Articles emphasized the good character of recent settlers (as opposed to the widespread belief that residents of Texas were scoundrels) and the advantages of living in the country.

[11] Through much of 1837, Moore wrote a series of articles describing the natural resources of Texas and the geography of various regions of the nations.

[12] Moore included many articles explaining and justifying the Texas Revolution and the very existence of the Republic.

[13] At the same time, as early as 1837, the newspaper advocated annexation to the United States,[14] even publishing a series of articles explaining that Texas should have been considered part of the Louisiana Purchase.