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For years Mexican authorities used the reconquering of Texas as an excuse for implementing new taxes and making the army the budgetary priority of the impoverished nation. Only sporadic skirmishes resulted. Larger expeditions were postponed as military funding was consistently diverted to other rebellions out of fear that those regions would ally with Texas and further fragment the country.[Note 17] the northern Mexican states the focus of the Matamoros Expedition briefly launched an independent Republic of the Rio Grande in 1839 the same year the Mexican Congress considered a law to declare it treasonous to speak positively of Texas in June 1843 leaders of the two nations declared an armistice; . . . 8 Mythic lands Sheldon (29) 106 Ralph Yarborough born in Chandler Henderson County. Approximately 1,000 Mexican reinforcements arrived on March 3 the following day a local woman likely Bowie's relative Juana Navarro Alsbury was rebuffed by Santa Anna when she attempted to negotiate a surrender for the Alamo defenders. This visit increased Santa Anna's impatience and he scheduled an assault for early on March 6. Many of his officers were against the plan; they preferred to wait until the artillery had further damaged the Alamo's walls and the defenders were forced to surrender. Santa Anna was convinced that a decisive victory would improve morale and sound a strong message to those still agitating in the interior and elsewhere in Texas, Chinese (including Mandarin and Cantonese) 0.56% 1870 17,375 91.6%, Various companies are headquartered in incorporated and unincorporated areas throughout Harris County. Texas has a "low taxes low services" reputation. According to the Tax Foundation Texans' state and local tax burdens rank among the lowest in the nation 7th lowest nationally; state and local taxes cost $3,580 per capita or 8.4 percent of resident incomes. Texas is one of seven states that lack a state income tax, Houston Texas Business Directory, Timeline Pedro de Candia (Panama 1527 Colombia and Ecuador 1528 Peru 1530) Jefferson County (252,273)! .

129 Dennis Paul Republican 2014 Clear Lake City NASA Johnson Space Center Southeast Harris County (including Seabrook and Webster), Astrodome interior in 2004, 6.1 Books Corporate involvement in culture Cuisine Festivals Folklore Media Newspapers Radio Cinema TV Internet Pornography Mythology Sport. Main article: French colonization of Texas The Community Services Department provides community services the department maintains the 20 acres (8.1 ha) Oates Road Cemetery (also known as the Harris County Cemetery) for indigents in eastern Houston near the former Southern Bible College in March 2010 the county adopted a cremation first policy meaning that the default preference for most indigents is to have them cremated instead of buried As of 2010 the county authorized the Community Services Department to purchase about 50 acres (20 ha) of land in the Huffman area so the county will have additional spaces for indigent burials. Germany had been de facto divided and two independent states the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic were created within the borders of Allied and Soviet occupation zones the rest of Europe was also divided into Western and Soviet spheres of influence. Most eastern and central European countries fell into the Soviet sphere which led to establishment of Communist-led regimes with full or partial support of the Soviet occupation authorities As a result East Germany Poland Hungary Romania Czechoslovakia and Albania became Soviet satellite states Communist Yugoslavia conducted a fully independent policy causing tension with the Soviet Union. Religious affiliation in Texas (2014) 12 See also. . 1.1 Native Americans and early Europeans, University of Houston, Main article: Western Front (World War II). 1950 596,163 55.0% Climate Jersey Village Culture Texas racial breakdown of population.