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Texas
This category covers questions about Texas, the second largest state in the United States. Texas has had six different nations rule it, making it the only state to have had six flags flown over it. Texas is one of three states to have existed as an independent nation and the only state legally permitted to secede from the Union.
13,869 Questions
How long does it take mail to get from Texas to Virginia?
The driving distance between Texas and Georgia is 995.65 miles and approximately 1602.34 km. There is a 12 hour distance between the states also.
How long will it take you to drive from New Orleans LA to Austin TX?
It is 302 miles as the crow flies.
It is 348 miles if you are driving by road according to Google Maps.
What is Austin Texas elevation above sea level?
Austine ranges from 425 feet to 1,000 feet above sea level. (City Guide)
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Where is the Cypress Historical Society in Cypress Texas located?
The address of the Crosby Historical Society is: 1746 Cloister Number 12, Crosby, TX 77532
Who was the governor of Texas in 1977?
Dolph Briscoe (born April 23, 1923 in Ulvalde, Texas; died June 27, 2010 in Uvalde, Texas) succeeded Preston Smith as the forty-first Governor of Texas, serving between January 16, 1973 and January 16, 1979, including the whole of 1977.
What produce is Texas known for?
The well-known product that is found in Texas is oil.
Oil is the answer.
When does the state fair open this year?
The SC State Fair is generally opened in early October. In 2012 the SC State Fair opened on October 10th at 3pm. The fair has many attractions including music concerts.
Does the governor of Texas have the power to pardon?
I'm not from Texas, but check out the link below (the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 48.01). It looks like he does, but constrained by the recommendations of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Describe how Texas Gained it's independence?
Establishing friendly relations with Britain and other European powers.
How many miles is it from El Paso Texas to Ft Stockton Texas?
It is 313 miles according to Google Maps.
How long does mail take from Louisiana to Texas?
How long do mail take to come from Dallas TX to Tallulah LA
In what ways were the Texas struggle for independence similar to that of the US?
Texas had to fight for it's freedom from Mexico and Santa Ana
Why was the capital of Texas chosen?
The Austin Capital of Texas is an important place because that is where all of the legislature's and the governor make the Texas laws and rules.
How many miles from Pearland Texas to Conroe Texas?
Timewise, driving at an average speed about 40-60 minutes.
Why did Mexican officials have been upset by the annexation of Texas by the US?
Texas used to belong to Mexico. When Texas gained independence from Mexico, it became its own country, essentially. Texas wanted to become a part of the United States, but Mexico was opposed because:
(a) Mexico knew that it had a better chance of reclaiming Texas if it only had to fight a Texas military as opposed to a U.S. military.
(b) Mexico was very opposed to slavery. If Texas was going to be annexed, the U.S. would make it a slave state, meaning slavery could exist in Texas, which Mexico didn't like.
Can Texas separate from the United States?
No, Texas can not and never has had the right to secede. Here i have from 2 sorses to prove my point.
"THAT IT IS THE MANIFEST DETERMINATION OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT NO STATE, OF ITS OWN WILL, HAS A RIGHT OR POWER TO GO OUT OF OR SEPARATE ITSELF FROM, OR BE SEPARATED FROM THE AMERICAN UNION; and that, therefore, each State ought to remain and constitute an integral part of the United States"
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/annexation/part5/question11.html
"The fact is, the treaty under which Texas joined the U.S. provides that it could be divided into five separate states. But it is not empowered to leave the union, a question that the Civil War seems to have settled once and for all."
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/041809dntexsecession.3f59869.html
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Here is the reality...
Do you really believe that if Texans or the citizens of any state of the Union for that matter were to decide they will secede from the Union, that any previous agreement will stop that secession?
As for Texas specifically, the Federal Government has little real financial hold on the state nor any sure way short of all out war to prevent the State of Texas' right and duty to defend its citizen's God given and US Constitution ensured rights against a tyrannical and over-reaching government. The latter is enshrined in the Texas Constitution and, if you are paying attention, in the US CONSTITUTION!
Only "legal sheep" would believe that such a limp and questionable legal standing would hold on that state. Consider the state of Wisconsin and quickly thereafter several other states saying "no" to the Federal Governement mandates on Welfare just a short few years ago.
Get Real!!
In addition, with the Federal Government continual in arguable violation at an accelerated rate of the US Constitution via taxation without representation for spending and programs which have nothing to do with that Constitution and in favor of citizens from other states against the wishes and rights of the citizens of the aggrieved state, the Federal Government has an increasingly shaky legal basis from which to stand.
