188 years ago, on the 2nd of March, 1836, Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the “birthplace of Texas.” Similar to the United States Declaration of Independence, this document focused on the rights of citizens to “life” and “liberty” but with an emphasis on the “property of the citizen.”

The Texas Declaration of Independence was issued during a revolution against the Santa Anna, who had illegally set himself up as dictator and the Mexican government (referred to as the Central Government who opposed the rights of the citizens favored by those who identified as the Federalists) that began on 2 October 1835 at Gonzales Texas (Come and Take it) following a series of government edicts including the dissolution of state legislatures, disarmament of state militias, and the most aggrievous, the abolition of the Constitution of 1824 which stripped all citizens of Mexico of their rights. Texas was not the only state of Mexico that rebelled against the tyranny of Santa Anna and the rebellions were brutally squashed. Even Santa Anna’s home state of Vera Cruz rose up against the overreach.

In the 1800s, owning property for farming or ranching was critical for most to build and create any personal wealth. Why migrating to Texas and it’s rich lands was so popular. Not only did Santa Anna strip all citizens of their rights, he also threatened to revoke all land grants and threatened to seize the property.

By December 1835, Texians (Anglo-American settlers) and Tejanos (Mexican citizens who had settled in Texas) captured the town of San Antonio and the garrison at the Alamo. Two months later, on February 23, 1836, Mexican troops under General Antonio López de Santa Anna arrived in San Antonio to retake the city. In doing so, the Siege of the Alamo began. Although Sam Houston ordered Texans to abandon San Antonio, a group of rebels decided to defend the town and make their stand at an abandoned Spanish mission, the Alamo. VICTORY OR DEATH (from Travis’ famous letter from the Alamo)

59 delegates from across the state were elected and came to Washington-on-the-Brazos. The ranged from Pro-Independence delegates as well as Pro-Federalist (restore the Constitution of 1824, Texas to become a separate state under Mexican rule). They included Tejanos Lorenzo de Zavala and Jose Antonio Navarro (Navarro and delegate Jose Fransico Ruiz were both born in Texas) as well as notables like Thomas Jefferson Rusk and Sam Houston. The Convention of 1836 was called to order on 1 March

Officers of the Convention

David G Burnet, President

Lorenzo de Zavala, Vice President

Samuel P. Carson, Secretary of State

Thomas J Rusk, Secretary of War

Bailey Hardeman, Secretary of Treasury

David Thomas, Attorney General

Sam Houston, Commander in Chief Texas Army



On the 2nd of March, the Declaration of Independence, authored by George Childress was voted and the Republic of Texas was officially born.


Long live the Republic.


As a proud Son of the Texas Republic, 6th and 7th Generation Texan, our unique history is important. Texas is different. Neither South nor Southwest. The great author John Steinbeck’s quote about Texas says it best:

The Longhorns (26-4, 13-4) and Cougars (16-14, 6-11) will take the court Saturday in the last Big12 conference game to be played at the Moody.

Vic as well as the Texas AD preview specifically mentioned Shaylee and Hadi as the Seniors who will be honored after the game even though there are 3 other seniors on the roster (Shay, Taylor and Deyona).

• Shaylee is out of eligibility after 4 years (played 3 seasons) at BYU and 2 years at Texas. She left BYU as the #10 scorer in program history.
• Hadi returned from an "undisclosed illness" Wednesday night after missing a month.

Texas is 5-1 against BYU in program history. To get to 6-1, the Longhorns need to keep 6' 1" senior forward Lauren Gustin in check. Gustin is 5th in the Big12 in scoring (17.4) and the conference's leading rebounder (15.2) - 1 of 2 players averaging a double-double in conference play. She accounts for 27.3% of their scoring and 40.3% of their rebounds.

The Cougars have had a rough go 'round their first season in the Big 12 but did get a 12-point win over #18 Baylor and lost a nail-biter to then #4 KSU, 67-65. Their biggest issue has been turnovers, especially the differential: -51 in 17 games.

$10K for 10K: Texas head coach Vic Schaefer has pledged to donate $10,000 to the Neighborhood Longhorns Program if 10,000 fans show up to Moody Center for the game on Saturday. Last year through their 10K for 10K game Texas helped raise over $150,000 for the Neighborhood Longhorns Program.

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@mln59 @thar0902 @wb3032 @icdb17 @BrownHorn

“NEW: Arizona rancher John Ladd has found 17 dead bodies on his land which spans 10.5 miles along the U.S. southern border.

Where are all of the crocodile tears from @AOC and the Democrats?

Unfortunately, it gets worse. Ladd has a "r*pe tree" on his property where 'guides' r*pe "almost all the women" who cross the border.

The r*pe trees have women's clothes on them which violent gangs use as symbolic "trophies."

Despite Democrats' claims that "walls don't work," the illegals shockingly use the portion of Ladd's land *without* border wall to cross over. 6.5 miles of the 10.5 miles has a border wall.

Ladd carries a Glock at all times in case he ever needs to defend his life.

"I'm in favor of having American citizens and private property owners have more control over their destiny. That's the bottom line," Ladd said.”

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Combine is a UT pro day!!!

Spectrum sucks. Postgame thoughts will be up tomorrow!

He will be a great pro.

After this combine, I think we may be taking a pretty good hit in this area. We were FAST last season.

Have a day, Texas wide receivers.

Getting paid. All gas is real.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Man if you know Austin music then you know W.C. Clarke. Born and bred in Austin he has played with all the greats. Here is probably my favorite W.C. Clarke video that I have taken over the years. It was in 2016 at Antones and it is just him noodling around during a sound check. Greatness.

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Such a simple thing too. I was discussing this with my younger bro because his wife is one of those who only does it for his birthday. My latest Latina hottie never hesitates pleasing me. It's like living a dream. Finally. Do you agree?

.....if he doesn't move into the 1st round, someone is crazy... he also had a 39.5" vertical and a crazy 11'4" Broad Jump, then looked very smooth in tye on field drills.

Wow!!!!

Damn

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Dyk that in Ireland on leap day a woman can a ask a man to marry her?

Xavier with a 4.25 40 on first attempt

So far, the fastest receivers in the building are Longhorns

Way to go boys!

Today I was driving down a 2 lane highway in 5 o’clock rush hour traffic, so it was packed pretty tight.

Dude in a commercial diesel truck rolls right up onto my bumper, obscenely close. I ignore it for a bit, but it’s dangerous how close he is.

I give a quick brake tap and of course he backs off.

He proceeds to tail me for another couple miles (he couldn’t go anywhere else) before exiting. As he does, he rolls down the window and gives me a one finger salute.

I felt glorious, but wondered if I’m in the minority?

X!!!! 4.22

Any one on here gone to acting school or gone into pursued acting as a career? My son is very serious about going this direction and I’m trying to figure out how to best support his pursuit.

Advice on university options vs the LA and NY acting schools and/or studios would be helpful.

Are these summer academies worth the money?

Any advice for an aspiring actor? I’m sure after the usual OB responses there might be a few who could share some insight.

@Ketchum you weren't lying. I don't think we ever knew how fast X was. I'm amazed.