Resolved . . . , That Congress doth consent that the territory properly included within, and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State, to be called the State ...

A school district outside of Houston, Texas, has pulled an online civics lesson about Virginia from its elementary school ...

The 28th U.S. State Though its sovereignty was recognized by other nations, the Republic of Texas was short-lived. Many Texans had always wanted to join the United States, and the U.S. government ...