A bit of regret to read this

It was my understanding that the history of Texas was part of the required curriculum in this state.  That may not be the case anymore.

The history of Texas is a good example of what can be done about a tyrannical government.  Keep in mind that the Texans were badly outnumbered.  There were only about 35 thousand white men in Texas at the time of the revolution.  Out of this small number, they had to raise and equip an army that could take on Santa Ana, and an entire nation.

The way that history is likely to be taught now is that the US stole Texas away from Mexico.  That's wrong.  Mexico couldn't settle Texas because the Mexican people were afraid to come here.  The Commanches and Apaches were too fierce and the Mexicans were just too darned scared of them to come here.  This formed a barrier against settlement.  It is true that this barrier was easier to overcome from the north, but the Indians were no less fierce for the Texans as for the Mexicans.

The Mexicans cut off further immigration, which exposed the Texans to the dangers of the Indian tribes.  They held Protest Conventions and eventually began to rebel.   They were getting beaten badly and almost completely defeated when they got an almost miraculous victory at San Jacinto.

As for the United States, it was mostly sympathetic, but as far as the US military was concerned, Texas was off limits.

Mexico lost to a bunch of what they call pirates.  Pirates or Patriots, they still lost.  And the US military was not involved at all.

Without that history being told, the popular belief that the US stole Texas will become the norm.  Trouble is, it isn't so.

How did Texas become a state then?  By the slimmest of margins.  Sam Houston wanted a treaty, but that was impossible.  It didn't even get a majority in the Senate.  Not even close.  They had to use a joint resolution to admit Texas to the Union.  One may even regard that as unconstitutional, but it happened.

Even the joint resolution almost failed.  As for Texas itself, it was offered freedom from Mexico if it didn't join the United States.  Both options were on the ballot.  The people chose by a 3 to 1 margin to enter the American union.

Although the US took a large portion of Mexican territory in the subsequent war, Texas was already an independent nation and Mexico herself was ready to grant recognition.  Texas joined the union.  It was only able to do that with a reluctant United States, which was badly divided over the issue of slavery.  Anything reported otherwise is false.

Why write this?  Only to show that our country is being overrun and that there's nothing being done about it.

If they don't teach this in Texas schools anymore, it could only be because the Mexicans don't like to be reminded that they lost TWO wars.  One to Texas and the other to the United States.