184 Years Ago Tomorrow
By Diego Garcia III | Editor of The Brownsville Beacon
Tomorrow is Texas Independence Day. It is also Sam Houston Day. Following the brutal loss at the hands of the Mexicans at the Alamo and at Goliad, the Texans were able to turn the tide and return the favor to the Mexican army under the command of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto. In exchange for his life, Santa Anna signed over all rights to Texas to the new republic's government.
Texas' Declaration of Independence was adopted on March 2, 1836.
Texas would remain an independent country until 1845 when President James K. Polk, and other supporters of Manifest Destiny, annexed Texas and admitted her into the union as the nation's 28th state.
I am very fortunate God made me a Native Texan. I wouldn't want to be from anywhere else. I understand we have our issues, but I am extremely proud to be a Texan. I wouldn't want to be from anywhere else.
Texas really is like a whole other country. We have all different kinds of landscapes, from the green tree-rich forests of East Texas, to the rolling hills of Central Texas; from the dry, rocky mountainous arid deserts and oil fields of West Texas, to the grassy plains of South Texas; from the Panhandle to the sandy beaches of the Gulf Coast, there is something for everybody.
If you want urban, fast-paced, metropolitan living, you can live in Houston. If you want high-society living, you can live in Dallas. If you want live music and living in a free-thinking, progressive, inclusive environment, you can live in Austin. If you want to live in the shadow of Texas history and in a place filled with all kinds of entertainment, you can live in San Antonio. If you want slower-paced, rural old-style country living, you can live in any of the small farming and cattle towns dotted all over Texas, and if you want lazy, down-home, family-oriented comfort, with lots of fishing, make your home in Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.
Again, there's something for everyone.
Although Brownsville wouldn't be a part of Texas until 1848, Deep South Texas, and Brownsville in particular, is one of Texas' most historical areas, I would argue the most historical south of San Antonio. We have played crucial roles in the U.S. - Mexican War and the Civil War. Valley life and Brownsville life is definitely different than in other areas of the state, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I was born here, I was raised here, I live here, and I will die here.
I understand I have a zeal and love for Texas that not many others do, and that's OK. I get not everybody loves Texas as much as I do, and that's also OK. I just wanted to take some time to let you all know our independence day is coming up tomorrow.
Have a wonderful week.
God Bless You, and God Bless Texas.
Tomorrow is Texas Independence Day. It is also Sam Houston Day. Following the brutal loss at the hands of the Mexicans at the Alamo and at Goliad, the Texans were able to turn the tide and return the favor to the Mexican army under the command of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto. In exchange for his life, Santa Anna signed over all rights to Texas to the new republic's government.
Texas' Declaration of Independence was adopted on March 2, 1836.
Texas would remain an independent country until 1845 when President James K. Polk, and other supporters of Manifest Destiny, annexed Texas and admitted her into the union as the nation's 28th state.
I am very fortunate God made me a Native Texan. I wouldn't want to be from anywhere else. I understand we have our issues, but I am extremely proud to be a Texan. I wouldn't want to be from anywhere else.
Texas really is like a whole other country. We have all different kinds of landscapes, from the green tree-rich forests of East Texas, to the rolling hills of Central Texas; from the dry, rocky mountainous arid deserts and oil fields of West Texas, to the grassy plains of South Texas; from the Panhandle to the sandy beaches of the Gulf Coast, there is something for everybody.
If you want urban, fast-paced, metropolitan living, you can live in Houston. If you want high-society living, you can live in Dallas. If you want live music and living in a free-thinking, progressive, inclusive environment, you can live in Austin. If you want to live in the shadow of Texas history and in a place filled with all kinds of entertainment, you can live in San Antonio. If you want slower-paced, rural old-style country living, you can live in any of the small farming and cattle towns dotted all over Texas, and if you want lazy, down-home, family-oriented comfort, with lots of fishing, make your home in Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.
Again, there's something for everyone.
Although Brownsville wouldn't be a part of Texas until 1848, Deep South Texas, and Brownsville in particular, is one of Texas' most historical areas, I would argue the most historical south of San Antonio. We have played crucial roles in the U.S. - Mexican War and the Civil War. Valley life and Brownsville life is definitely different than in other areas of the state, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I was born here, I was raised here, I live here, and I will die here.
I understand I have a zeal and love for Texas that not many others do, and that's OK. I get not everybody loves Texas as much as I do, and that's also OK. I just wanted to take some time to let you all know our independence day is coming up tomorrow.
Have a wonderful week.
God Bless You, and God Bless Texas.
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