Were the Texans outnumbered during the Texas Revolution? Did Sam Houston support annexation? Is the annexation of Hawaii and Alaska considered a part of Manifest Destiny? Was Texas ever an independent country? Was Russia's annexation of Crimea legal?
Never Forgotten in Texas: Musicians That Were Murdered There has been a staggering amount of musicians that have been murdered; some of those musicians were born in Texas, while others were tragically killed In Texas. These are musicians that we've lost too soon but we still love in Texas....
By Adam Hayes Updated December 04, 2024 Reviewed by Robert C. Kelly Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Investopedia / Daniel Fishel What Was Enron? Enron was an energy-trading and utility company based in Houston, Texas, that perpetrated one of the biggest accounting frauds in history.Enron's exe...
Texas Is the Only State That Can Fly Its Flag at the Same Height As the U.S. Flag This is another Texas myth even natives believe. I heard it from a tour guide in San Antonio when I was 10. The idea is that because Texas was once its own independent nation, we're the only stat...
Fort Worth, Texas— At the age of 97, just stepping out of a 4-by-4 truck is a major accomplishment. But Opal Lee has taken much greater strides than this, with no plans to sit anytime soon. "We don't have to sit around and wait for the Lord to come ...
The Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) and Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) extend from Texas to the Canadian border. Their wind power output did what ERCOT’s did… It failed. Electricity generation from wind for ERCOT, SWPP and MISO ...
i was a gambler in texas i made my money in the night until the sheriff started raiding and wrecked everything he found inside now all the gamblers in texas are mournful and i hear them say don't ever gamble in texas until that sheriff goes away he banged us round with his six gun ...
Texas Is the Only State That Can Fly Its Flag at the Same Height As the U.S. Flag This is another Texas myth even natives believe. I heard it from a tour guide in San Antonio when I was 10. The idea is that because Texas was once its own independent nation, we're the only stat...
According to WFAA, one Texas teen is claiming that he was asleep when he took a knife to his twin sister and took her life. Seventeen year old, Benjamin Elliott explained in a Harris County courtroom that he was sleeping when he committed the crime sometime between 2:30 a.m. and 3:...
We know Texas has lots of old bridges. However, we didn't know that the oldest bridge in Texas was THAT old--though perhaps it's not surprising.