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He became influential in Galveston and Texas politics, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential black leaders in the South during the 19th century. From 1902 through 1965, Texas had virtually disenfranchised most Black, many Latino, and poor White people through the imposition of the poll tax and white primaries. Across the South ...
In 2020, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people of 2020 because of her three decades of work showing mercy to migrants entering Texas from Mexico to seek refuge in the United States, noting that she is called “the Pope’s favorite nun.” [7]
Jerry E. Patterson (born 1946), Texas Land Commissioner; former state senator, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014; Thomas Pauken (born 1944), Texas Republican chairman, 1994–1997, lawyer and political commentator; Gilbert Peña (born 1949), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Pasadena
Trailblazing longtime U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area as the region's most powerful Democrat, died ...
Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario.Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas, [1] [2] he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the United States to the Tejas region of Mexico in 1825.
Time 100 is a list of the top 100 most influential people, assembled by the American news magazine Time.First published in 1999 as the result of a debate among American academics, politicians, and journalists, the list is now a highly publicized annual event.
Indigenous people lived in what is now Texas more than 10,000 years ago, as evidenced by the discovery of the remains of prehistoric Leanderthal Lady.In 1519, the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors in the region of North America now known as Texas found the region occupied by numerous Native American tribes.
Under Moore's leadership, the newspaper became "the most influential news organ of the Republic of Texas". [3] In 1846, following the annexation of Texas to the United States, the newspaper changed its name to Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register. Moore purchased Cruger's shares in 1851, then sold the entire newspaper in 1854.