There’s not much hoopla, no organized statewide celebration but March 2nd 1836 is an important day in the history of Texas. That’s the day Texas became a republic and declared its independence from Mexico. It was a long time coming.
In 1820 Moses Austin asked the Spanish government in Mexico for permission to settle in Texas. He was granted land, but Austin died soon thereafter an...
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