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1 day ago · The vastness and diversity of Texas are evident in nearly all aspects of its physical features, economy, history, and cultural life. The territory of Texas was part of the Spanish Empire for more than a century.
- History
Texas - Exploration, Revolution, Annexation: The ancestors...
- People
Texas - Migration, Diversity, Economy: The population of...
- Austin
Austin, Texas. Austin, city, capital of Texas, U.S., and...
- Cultural Life
Texas - Culture, Music, Cuisine: The sense of the past and...
- Annexation and Statehood
Texas - Annexation, Statehood, History: As early as 1836,...
- Drainage
Texas - Rivers, Basin, Gulf: The most important river in...
- Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park, remote frontierlike region in...
- Sabine River
Sabine River, river in the southwestern United States,...
- South
The warm climate of the South affords a period of 200–290...
- History
1 day ago · Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin. Penny Abernathy, "The Expanding News Desert: Texas", Usnewsdeserts.com, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Survey of local news existence and ownership in 21st century) "News: Newspapers: Regional: United States: Texas". DMOZ.
2 days ago · San Antonio grew to become the largest Spanish settlement in Texas; it was designated as the capital of the Spanish, later Mexican, province of Tejas. From San Antonio, the Camino Real (today Nacogdoches Road), was built to the small frontier town of Nacogdoches.
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5 days ago · San Antonio, city, seat (1837) of Bexar county, south-central Texas, U.S. It is situated at the headwaters of the San Antonio River on the Balcones Escarpment, about 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Austin. It is the second most-populous city in Texas. The Alamo, the city’s historic fort, is a popular tourist draw.
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3 days ago · They won battles in the beginning and captured many Texas cities from the Spanish that led to a declaration of independence of the state of Texas as part of the Mexican Republic on April 17, 1813.
6 days ago · There were 170 Spanish Land Grants, or porciones, in Texas. Porciones are elongated strips of land with a narrow segment along the Rio Grande to ensure each grantee had access to water for agricultural irrigation. Each porcion was assigned a number and were also named for colonists, saints, or the physical or natural characteristics of the area.
