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Is Texas Friendly? Texans definitely stand behind their “Friendship” motto!The Texas state motto, “Friendship” was adopted by the Forty-first Texas Legislature in February 1930 and the word “Texas” comes from the Caddo Native American word for “friends.” Even the “Welcome to Texas”…
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Bonnie and Clyde – The Texas Crime SpreeAlthough it’s been over 85 years since their deaths, Texas-born Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are still among the most infamous couples in American history. The multi-state Borrow Gang crime spree included…
History · People
Frank W. Johnson (1799-1884)Frank Johnson performed a leading role in the Texas Revolution. In the years before his death in 1884, he also recorded many of these early events, which were later published in his book, A History of Texas and Texans.
History · People
Native American Indian Tribes of Texas: Past and PresentLong before Texas had its name, its flag or its first cowboy, it was home to dozens of Native peoples. Their ways of life were as varied as the land itself: farmers in the East Texas pine woods, fishermen paddling dugout canoes along the Gulf Coast, buffalo hunters on the plains and traders in the deserts of the far west.
Events · History
Dead Man’s Hole – A Sad Tale of James Duff’s “Reign of Terror”From time to time, we like to dive into our TexasProud.com email bag and answer a reader question….
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The Texas Rangers – The Original Texas Law EnforcementThe Texas Rangers are known as the oldest law-enforcement agency in North America with statewide jurisdiction. They’ve been compared to other world-famous agencies such as the FBI, Scotland Yard, Interpol, and…
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The Yellow Rose of Texas – The Legend, The Rose and the SongTexas history is full of legend and lore. One such tale is the “Yellow Rose of Texas” – a legend commemorated in song. But is there such a rose? And if there is, which rose is it?
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Population Growth from Early Texas SettlersTo provide a better understanding of the frontier environment experienced by early Texans, it is useful to compare the number of settlers then to the population today. As shown in Chart A, the number of people…
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Leaders of the Texas RepublicThis special section within the Texian database includes information about the members of the several Conventions leading up to the Texas Revolution, as well as the members of the Provisional and the Ad Interim…
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Heros of the Texas RevolutionBelow is a list of some of the soldiers who participated in one of the major military engagements of the Texas Revolution. These heroes include names that have become household words in Texas and are known…
Events · History
The Texas Ordinance of SecessionThe Texas Ordinance of Secession was the document that officially separated Texas from the United States in 1861. It was adopted by the Secession Convention on February 1 of that year, by a vote of 166 to 8.…
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Lorenzo de Zavala (1789-1836)A colonizer and statesman, Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala was one of the most talented and capable of the many native Mexicans involved in Texas’ struggle for independence from Mexico. He was born in the…