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The region was originally under Spanish colonial rule beginning in the mid-1700s, a role that passed on to Mexico when the latter nation won its war of independence against Spain in 1821. In 1835, American settlers in Texas, discontent with Mexican rule, launched a revolution against the Mexican government, and upon their success in 1836 (following the infamous massacre at the Alamo and the decisive rout of the Mexicans at the Battle of San Jacinto) formed the independent Republic of Texas. As such, the Republic existed as an independent nation for nine years before it was annexed to the United States and admitted to the Union as the 31st state on December 29, 1845.

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  • Texas (Alternity)
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  • The region was originally under Spanish colonial rule beginning in the mid-1700s, a role that passed on to Mexico when the latter nation won its war of independence against Spain in 1821. In 1835, American settlers in Texas, discontent with Mexican rule, launched a revolution against the Mexican government, and upon their success in 1836 (following the infamous massacre at the Alamo and the decisive rout of the Mexicans at the Battle of San Jacinto) formed the independent Republic of Texas. As such, the Republic existed as an independent nation for nine years before it was annexed to the United States and admitted to the Union as the 31st state on December 29, 1845.
Nation
  • United States of America
dcterms:subject
city largest
city other
  • Dallas-Ft. Worth, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Houston
name short
  • Texas
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division type
  • State of the
CoA
  • 524(xsd:integer)
abbreviations
  • TX
Timeline
  • Alternity
map caption
  • Location of Texas in the United States
flag width
  • 120(xsd:integer)
ethnic group
  • White
Name
  • State of Texas
coa caption
  • Seal
regime
  • Representative
  • democracy
HoPname
  • George W. Bush
HoPtitle
  • Governor
ad date
  • December 1845
Language
  • English
Currency
  • USD
Population
  • 25400000(xsd:integer)
Flag caption
  • Flag of Texas
Governing body
  • State Legislature
coa width
  • 80(xsd:integer)
Demonym
  • Texan
Timezone
  • Central & Mountain Standard
map width
  • 276(xsd:integer)
otl
Capital
Flag
  • Flag of Texas.png
ethnic other
  • Native American, Black, Asian
summer time
  • Central & Mountain Daylight
abstract
  • The region was originally under Spanish colonial rule beginning in the mid-1700s, a role that passed on to Mexico when the latter nation won its war of independence against Spain in 1821. In 1835, American settlers in Texas, discontent with Mexican rule, launched a revolution against the Mexican government, and upon their success in 1836 (following the infamous massacre at the Alamo and the decisive rout of the Mexicans at the Battle of San Jacinto) formed the independent Republic of Texas. As such, the Republic existed as an independent nation for nine years before it was annexed to the United States and admitted to the Union as the 31st state on December 29, 1845. The state capital of San Antonio also served the capital of the Republic, while the largest city of Galveston (pop. 2,540,000) is a major port and commercial center, as well as the location of NASA's Johnson Space Center (in the suburb of Houston). Texas is also a major center for the slowly declining oil industry, now on track to becoming outdated altogether by the early 21st century, due in no small part to the introduction of affordable electric vehicles in the early 1980s. The US-based Shellron Oil (the largest of the world's oil conglomerates and subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell) has its headquarters just north of Galveston.
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