How campaign megadonors are eroding the independence of Texas lawmakers as the Legislature opens
Texas Legislature takes another step toward becoming a rubber stamp for Lt. Gov. Patrick and his billionaire donors.
The Texas Tribune2y
No, Texas can’t legally secede from the U.S., despite popular myth
The theme of independence has recurred throughout the history of Texas, which was a republic from 1836–45. But the Civil War established that a state cannot secede. The Texas and U.S. flags wave ...
Courthouse News Service3y
Inside the movement for Texas independence
(Kirk McDaniel/ Courthouse News Service) AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — After winning its independence from Mexico in 1836, the Republic of Texas lasted for 10 years and had its own government, presidents, ...
From the Statesman archives: Newcomers did not control Indigenous Texas for centuries
While maps might have indicated that New Spain included much of what is now Texas, the Spanish, in fact, rarely controlled ...
JSTOR Daily4mon
Stephen F. Austin and the Independence of Texas
The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association Vol. 13, No. 4, Apr., 1910 Stephen F. Austin and the Independence o... Stephen F. Austin and the Independence of Texas This is the metadata ...
Houston Chronicle10mon
Why does Texas have its own power grid? ERCOT independence and possible new connections explained
Texas is the lone state in the contiguous United States with its own power grid. Embracing the go-it-alone spirit of the Lone Star flag, Texas power companies chose to keep their operations ...
The Northern Miner1d
MP Materials produces rare earth metal in Texas
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has kicked off commercial production of neodymium-praseodymium metal at its Independence facility in ...