Happy Texas Independence Day!! I have always been and will always be proud of my Texas heritage- my family settled in Stephens Co. in 1878 and we've lived on the same land ever since. The original homestead still stands across the road from the ranch house and Will and I spent hours playing there as kids.
It's also election day in Texas... voters in the republican primary will determine who will be facing the Democratic challenger in November. Some favor a new face and others would prefer that Governor Good Hair return to the governor's mansion. I hope that all my friends in Texas exercise their right to vote... regardless of who they pick!
" On this day in 1836, Texas became a republic. On March 1 delegates from the seventeen Mexican municipalities of Texas and the settlement of Pecan Point met at Washington-on-the-Brazos to consider independence from Mexico. George C. Childress presented a resolution calling for independence, and the chairman of the convention appointed Childress to head a committee of five to draft a declaration of independence. In the early morning hours of March 2, the convention voted unanimously to accept the resolution. After fifty-eight members signed the document, Texas became the Republic of Texas. The change remained to be demonstrated to Mexico. "
God Bless you Texas... and keep you brave and strong. That you may grow in power and worth throughout the ages long!
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