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The new Texas government had no funds, so the military was granted the authority to impress any supplies that would be useful. This policy soon resulted in an almost universal hatred of the council, as food and supplies became scarce, especially in the areas around Goliad and Béxar, where Texian troops were stationed. [45]
On February 11, 1858, the Seventh Texas Legislature approved O.B. 102, an act to establish the University of Texas, which set aside $100,000 in United States bonds toward construction of the state's first publicly funded university [15] (the $100,000 was an allocation from the $10 million the state received pursuant to the Compromise of 1850 ...
The judicial system of Texas has a reputation as one of the most complex in the United States, [10] with many layers and many overlapping jurisdictions. [11] Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan ...
The Convention of 1836 was the meeting of elected delegates in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas in March 1836. The Texas Revolution had begun five months previously, and the interim government, known as the Consultation, had wavered over whether to declare independence from Mexico or pledge to uphold the repudiated Mexican Constitution of 1824.
Dr Pepper was first created in a Waco drugstore in 1885 by pharmacist Wade Morrison. At the time, sodas were considered a form of medicine.
One of the motivations for annexation was the huge debts which the Republic of Texas government had incurred. As part of the Compromise of 1850 , in return for $10,000,000 in Federal bonds, Texas dropped claims to territory that included parts of present-day Colorado , Kansas , Oklahoma , New Mexico , and Wyoming .
4. Retribution is high on the agenda. During the campaign, Trump made no secret that retribution was on his mind. What has surprised some is the priority it has taken on his agenda from the start.
The office said in one ruling that the city failed to demonstrate how the information fell under the Texas Homeland Security Act’s protections of information for public release.