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! District 7 Lizzie Pannill Fletcher Democratic 2018 West Houston Memorial Villages Bellaire West University Place west and northwest areas of county, Communities Flags of the six nations that have had sovereignty over some or all of the current territory of Texas, January 11 1973: 2.0 inches (5.1 cm) of snow. . Spring ISD Houston Texas Business Directory For several decades official British policy was to maintain strong ties with Mexico in the hopes that the country could stop the United States from expanding further. When the Texas Revolution erupted Great Britain had declined to become involved officially expressing confidence that Mexico could handle its own affairs in 1840 after years in which the Republic of Texas was neither annexed by the United States nor reabsorbed into Mexico Britain signed a treaty to recognize the nation and act as a mediator to help Texas gain recognition from Mexico; ! ! . The population of the new state was quite small at first and there was a strong mix between the English-speaking American settlers that dominated in the state's eastern/northeastern portions and the Spanish-speaking former Mexicans that dominated in the state's southern and western portions Statehood brought many new settlers Because of the long Spanish presence in Mexico and various failed colonization efforts by the Spanish and Mexicans in northern Mexico there were large herds of Longhorn cattle that roamed the state Hardy by nature but also suitable for slaughtering and consumption they represented an economic opportunity many entrepreneurs seized upon thus creating the cowboy culture for which Texas is famous While in the early days of the republic cattle and bison were slaughtered for their hides soon a beef industry was established with cattle being shipped all over the U.S and the Caribbean (within a few decades beef had become a staple of the American diet).

Webster 6 Impact 141 Senfronia Thompson Democratic 1972 Northeast Houston Bush IAH Greenspoint southern portion of Humble Houston Texas Business Directory. . 2 Tourism and recreation 1 History The Comanche agreed to a peace treaty in 1785 the Comanche were willing to fight the enemies of their new friends and soon attacked the Karankawa Over the next several years the Comanche killed many of the Karankawa in the area and drove the others into Mexico.