Watchman: Texas Isn’t Just Big—It’s Got History so Wild It Sounds Made Up. Most Folks Have No Clue About These 10 Insane Facts That Are 100% Real.
By SRH Imagine that Texas wasn’t a state at all from 1836 to 1845. It was its own autonomous country. The Republic of Texas had its own president, money, army, and even diplomatic ties with foreign countries. It wasn’t simply a rebellious area; it was a full-fledged country that subsequently decided to join the United States. The Texas Constitution is next. It’s one of the longest governmental documents in the world, with more than 90,000 words. That’s more than the whole U.S. Constitution. Why so many words? Texans put strong limits on the power of the government because they didn’t trust a central authority after breaking away from Mexico. And that Texas flag you see all the time? When Texas entered the Union, it had a remarkable benefit: it’s the only state that can lawfully fly its state flag at […]
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