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  2. Republic of Texas Biker Rally - Wikipedia

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    200,000 total. Website. www.rotrally.com. The Republic of Texas Biker Rally (R. O. T Biker Rally) is the largest motorcycle rally in Texas and the largest turnstile (ticketed admission) motorcycle rally in the United States. Similar events in Sturgis, South Dakota, and Daytona Beach, Florida, draw more attendees, but they are not ticketed events.

  3. Free State of Galveston - Wikipedia

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    The Free State of Galveston (sometimes referred to as the Republic of Galveston Island) was a satirical name given to the coastal city of Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas during the early-to-mid-20th century. Today, the term is sometimes used to describe the culture and history of that era. During the Roaring Twenties, Galveston Island ...

  4. Republic of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of Texas (Spanish: República de Tejas), or simply Texas, was a breakaway state in North America. It existed for just under 10 years, from March 2, 1836 to February 19, 1846. It shared borders with Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande (another Mexican breakaway republic), and the United States of America.

  5. Man arrested after shooting during a motorcycle rally left 6 ...

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    November 7, 2023 at 4:52 AM. A 20-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that injured six people during a motorcycle rally in Galveston, Texas, Saturday night, police said. Shots were fired ...

  6. History of the Galveston Bay Area - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 29°29′59″N 95°05′23″W. A simulated-color image of the Bay Area, courtesy of NASA. For a period of over 7000 years, humans have inhabited the Galveston Bay Area in what is now the United States. Through their history the communities in the region have been influenced by the once competing sister cities of Houston and ...

  7. Battle of San Jacinto - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of San Jacinto (Spanish: Batalla de San Jacinto), fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna 's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 ...

  8. Texas secession movements - Wikipedia

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    Texas secession movements. Texas secession movements, also known as the Texas Independence movement or Texit, [1][2] refers to both the secession of Texas during the American Civil War as well as activities of modern organizations supporting such efforts to secede from the United States and become an independent sovereign state.

  9. Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights ...

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    Democrats also hope Harris' visit will give a boost to Rep. Colin Allred, who is making a longshot bid to unseat Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Allred will appear at the rally with Harris. When Roe was first overturned, Democrats initially focused on the new limitations on access to abortion to end unwanted pregnancies.