Elizabeth Ross-Jones

. Urrea reached Matamoros on January 31 a committed federalist himself he soon convinced other federalists in the area that the Texians' ultimate goal was secession and their attempt to spark a federalist revolt in Matamoros was just a method of diverting attention from themselves. Mexican double agents continued to assure Johnson and Grant that they would be able to take Matamoros easily. While Johnson waited in San Patricio with a small group of men Grant and between 26 and 53 others roamed the area between the Nueces River and Matamoros. Although they were ostensibly searching for more horses it is likely Grant was also attempting to contact his sources in Matamoros to further coordinate an attack. Largest city in Texas by year 15 See also The French flag of the Bourbons Texas modernized and expanded its system of higher education through the 1960s the state created a comprehensive plan for higher education funded in large part by oil revenues and a central state apparatus designed to manage state institutions more efficiently These changes helped Texas universities receive federal research funds. A Portuguese caravel, 8 See also Municipal school district and special district elections are nonpartisan though the party affiliation of a candidate may be well-known County and state elections are partisan. The University of Texas at San Antonio, The Theater District a 17-block area in the heart of downtown Houston is home to Bayou Place Entertainment Complex restaurants movies plazas and parks Bayou Place is a large multilevel building that is home to restaurants bars live music billiards theatres and art house films the Houston Verizon Wireless Theatre stages a variety of live concerts and the Angelika Theatre presents the latest in art foreign and independent films, Texas Southern University located in the Third Ward is the first public institution of higher education in Houston and the largest HBCU in Texas. Chinese (including Mandarin and Cantonese) 0.56%, Hoping more settlers would reduce the near-constant Comanche raids Mexican Texas liberalized its immigration policies to permit immigrants from outside Mexico and Spain. Under the Mexican immigration system large swathes of land were allotted to empresarios who recruited settlers from the United States Europe and the Mexican interior the first grant to Moses Austin was passed to his son Stephen F Austin after his death.

7 Legacy William P Hobby born in Moscow Polk County, Historically the East Texas economy has been led by lumber cotton cattle and oil Prior to the discovery of the East Texas Oil Field cotton lumber and cattle were the predominant source of economic gains and stability Needs of local farmers contributed greatly to the establishment of local towns and trading posts As with many parts of the nation the chosen paths of railroads often determined the continuation of many towns At the beginning of the 20th century the oil fields were discovered and oil became accessible which changed the future of the region. 23 Apache Corporation 206 Other languages spoken include German (including Texas German) by 0.33% (73,137) Tagalog with 0.29% (64,272) speakers and French (including Cajun French) was spoken by 0.25% (55,773) of Texans. Reportedly Cherokee is the most widely spoken Native American language in Texas.