Next Thursday March 2nd is an important date in Texas and a Texas holiday. March 2nd is both the birthday of Sam Houston, born in 1793, and the day Texans signed the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico in 1836. Thanks in large part to Houston’s leadership, Texans established the Republic of Texas with the signing of the declaration. Texas pride began when Texans declared their indep...
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