The Treaty of Guadalupe of Hidalgo established a new border, as well as numerous political issues even for me, Peter Hansborough Bell. In 1849, I campaigned for Texas governor and stated I would retain Santa Fe by force, due to negative circumstances, my point of view on this decision has changed. Succession is the topic front page newspapers statewide. Spruce Baird was sent to establish government however had no luck, and Santa Fe showed great opposition. Among other issues, General Kearney interfered
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In early 1835, the Mexican government began to shift away from a federalist model under the guidance of President Antonio López de Santa Anna. This, along with other dictatorial policies, incited many federalists to revolt (Todish, 1998). Texas’ border with Mexico was largely populated by immigrants from the United States. These immigrants had gotten used to a federalist government and a plethora of individual rights, and they did not hide their displeasure at Mexico's shift towards centralism (Henson
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Deidra Howard Legal Terminology and Transcription Professor. D. Weigel April 16, 2015 Last Will & Testament 1. I John Blair Cook residing in the city of Austin, county of Hayes, state of Texas do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament. 2. Any devises, legates and beneficiaries who shall contest this will shall not be entitled to share in my estate. 3. The forgoing instrument consisting in this and ten preceding pages was signed, sealed, published and declared
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Class Assignment IV Residing within district 119 I am represented by Texas State House member Rolando Gutierrez who also represents approximately 157,556 other people withing this district. A San Antonio native Gutierrez graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1989, later attending the University of Texas at San Antonio receiving his Bachelors degree in 1995. Soon after in 1998 he gained a law degree from ST. Mary's University School of Law.(house.state.tx) Gutierrez is also the founder
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Landslide Limousines, located in the Austin, Texas area. Mr. Stonefield indicated he expected to reach 25 employees within the first year of operation. We will examine three different federal laws and two state specific laws, and how they are applicable to the business line, and any consequences of noncompliance to said laws. They are: Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Age Discrimination in Employment 1967, Texas Payday Law and Austin’s Vehicle-for-hire
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History Galveston Island was discovered by Juan de Grijalva in 1519 with the first settlement established in 1816 by French Privateer Louis-Michel Aury. Over three hundred years later, the Port of Galveston was officially established as a port in 1825 by the Congress of Mexico making it the oldest port west of New Orleans. But its unofficial roots can be traced to 1817 when pirate Jean Lafitte landed on Galveston Island and made it the base for his operations. Through the 1800’s and into the
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made a list of complaints about the law, a Texas Constitution some might say, but Mexico rejected the complaints and the law continued. October 2, 1835, Mexican soldiers were sent to Gonzales to take back a cannon the Mexican Government lent to Texas to scare away Indians. Texans did not let the soldiers into town and fired on them. This marks the day when the “Come and take it” flag was flown, and the Battle of Gonzales ensued. October 9, 1835, Texas settlers attack Mexican soldiers near Goliad
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The history of Texas dates back thousands of years with Native American and Indian tribes but the true evolutionary period for the state began in the early 1500s when the Spanish founded the so-called new land and began sending Spanish conquistadors to explore the region. Although they had discovered Texas in 1519 and claimed rule around that time, it was not until the late 1600s that Spaniards actually began to reside in Texas. Just as Spaniards began to settle in Texas, in 1685 a French explorer
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A location that is just 32 miles from San Antonio and 48 miles from Austin — two of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country — has helped make New Braunfels one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas. The seat of Comal County, New Braunfels is known for the availability of outdoor recreational opportunities, its artesian springs and its German influences. It is also the home of one of the world's shortest rivers, the 3-mile long Comal River that winds through the town before reaching
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of Crockett’s body in a “small fort opposite the city” (the ‘city’ is probably the nearby huts of La Villita) could mean the palisaded, fenced area outside the chapel main door which Davy and his “Tennessee boys” defended.) Bill Groneman, a Texas historian who’s done much research about Crockett’s death, concludes in one of his studies, Death of a Legend: “I think there is enough evidence to place Crockett’s body in the area in front of the Alamo church, to the exclusion of any other
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