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Texas divisionism is a mainly historical movement that advocates the division of the U.S. state of Texas into as many as five states, as some considered to be statutorily permitted by a provision included in the resolution admitting the former Republic of Texas into the Union in 1845. [1]
United States Army, First Battalion, First Infantry Regiment soldiers in Texas in 1861. The legal status of Texas is the standing of Texas as a political entity. While Texas has been part of various political entities throughout its history, including 10 years during 1836–1846 as the independent Republic of Texas, the current legal status is as a state of the United States of America.
No, the GOP won’t lose Texas this year. But when a 30-year party veteran like former Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley backs Democrats, it’s worth asking why. | Opinion
August 17, 2023 at 11:10 PM Matt Leclercq/Star-Telegram Did you see a string of lights move across the sky over North Texas on Thursday night, more than a dozen of them in a straight line?
In 1845, Texas joined the United States of America as the 28th state. [11] The state's annexation set off a chain of events that led to the Mexican–American War in 1846. Following victory by the United States, Texas remained a slave state until the American Civil War , when it declared its secession from the Union in early 1861 before ...
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Six Californias was a proposed initiative to split the U.S. state of California into six states. It failed to qualify as a California ballot measure for the 2016 state elections due to receiving insufficient signatures. Venture capitalist Tim Draper launched the measure in December 2013.
For Fort Worth, about 11:52 a.m. on eclipse day. The solar eclipse will be first viewable in the northwestern part of the United States in Oregon just after 9 a.m. on Oct. 14.