Geography Of Texas : An Amazing City

As shown in table 1 above, Texas’ overall population has been comparatively higher than that of the United States population since the year 1970. Even during the year 1990, when Texas had faced a major oil and real estate decline the state of Texas and was still able to come out on top with a gain of nearly 3.9 million citizens (chart site). When looking deeper into the population of Texas one may question what keeps Texas’ population from decreasing and only two things are to blame. That is that the state of Texas has a higher than average birth rate and that Texas’ new population growth is growing at strong pace of net migration. Texas’ higher than average birth rate can partially be an outcome of the amount of the states “Hispanic heritage and its ties to Mexico, where total fertility rates were 2.5 percent in 2004, quite a bit higher than the United states 2.1 percent” (chart site). However, “most growth in the Hispanic population from 2000 to 2010 was due to births, not immigration, a change from the long-time pattern” (Passel). When taking this statistic into account and looking into table 2 and 3 above Texas’ overall population from the year 2000 to 2040 will begin to decrease in the amount of Anglos, where as the amount of Hispanic individuals will begin to increase and will be overall younger. This proves that the state of Texas will continue to see a large increase in its population, whether or not there are changes in economic conditions and even in something as

Detra, I can relate with you as I am also not a Texan native or know much about Texas government and its history. When I hear about Texas first thoughts that comes to mind is either their love for their football team, bbq, or women’s big hair do’s. That’s what I related to “everything is bigger in Texas” with, however as I have read it also relates to their pride, their state size and their growing population. I also never understood why Texans are extremely proud people then again as I have been reading and as you have mentioned they have had an interesting history and have shown that they will fight for what they believe in no matter the cost.

In 1820 the Spanish who controlled Texas granted Moses Austin, Stephen F Austin’s father, permission to bring a number of American settlers to Texas but he died before he was able to. (http://www.tsl.texas.gov/treasure/giants/austin-1823plan-1.html) So Stephen lead the colonization of Texas. He was a settler and was eager and patient. He learned Spanish and

Did you know that Texas was actually once Mexican territory? You may wonder why Texas is one of the 50 states in America today, and what were the events leading up to the Mexican American war. But why does a simple mission church relate to all of it? The battle of the Alamo was one of the most gruesome battles in American history. Today the Alamo Cenotaph stands 60 feet tall in the heart of San Antonio to honor all of the brave men and women who lost their lives for the freedom of Texas. Today America would be very different if the Mexican American war had not occurred.

The History of Texas Texas history itself had its own amazing story. The small number of American settlers moved to the land of Texas had led to the dramatic war with the Mexicans. The land of Texas was used to be owned by Mexicans. Due to the argument between Texans and Mexicans caused the battle of San Jacinto and Mexican War. In long ago before American settlers moved to Texas, this place was so rich and an abundance of land.

     In times before the confrontation at the Alamo, the Mexican government welcomed settlers into Texas. The motive behind Mexico’s act was to create a buffer zone between Mexican settlements and the Indians. Settlers were able to come to Texas as long as they promised to convert to Catholicism and become Mexican citizens among other

Texas became flooded by adventurous and land hungry North Americans that were unfamiliar with the native Texans' history and

In 1835 Texas was part of the Mexican state of Coahuila. Texas and its residents were governed as citizens of Mexico. For many years Mexican policies had rarely caused concern in Texas, although a large part of the population were Anglo-American immigrants who were attracted by the generous land policies.

Moses Austin would not live to see it come to fruition as he was attacked my highway men and died shortly thereafter. That would fall on his son, Stephen F. Austin, who is often referred to as the “Father of Texas”. Austin and the other settlers were drawn to the territory by grants and deferred taxation provided by the Spanish government; however, in 1821 Mexico declared independence from Spain. Austin was concerned that the new independent Mexican government would not recognize the previous arrangements made with his father. He would have to travel all the way to Mexico City to make his case, and in 1823 the Mexican Congress confirmed Austin’s grant.

The recorded history of Texas begins with the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors. Attracted by the rich lands for cotton, plantations, and ranching, tens of thousands of immigrants arrived from the U.S. In 1845, Texas joined the United States becoming the 28th state. Located in the south central part of the country. The language is dominated by English but Spanish is spoken there as well.

Hous·to·ni·an, a native resident of Houston, Texas. This term is popular in more states than Texas. There’s a saying that “Everything is bigger and better in Texas. Houston is the fourth largest city in America behind Nevada and ahead of New Mexico. Now that is big. People that are born in Texas are natives, and therefore Houstonian. There are several races that call Houston home like Hispanics, Asians, Blacks and Europeans. There is also a refugee population in Houston from places like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia. However, any person that lives in the culture and experiences the culture to the extent that they consider themselves native can also be called a Houstonian. Houstonian is not a term. Houstonian is a way of life, a culture, and an identity.

Long ago Texas was nearly uninhabited and Mexicans wanted to change that. They began to offer land grants to Americans who would come and settle. Moses Austin was the first to receive a land grant, but died while it was being processed. The grant was passed on to his son Stephen F. Austin in the 1820s. When Stephen received the land grant, he recruited 300 families to settle with him. These settlers became known as the “Old 300.” The Mexicans were content but laid out colonization laws for the American settlers to follow. Settlers could inexpensively receive land, and not be taxed for 4 years if they followed Mexican law and converted to the Mexican religion of Catholicism. Only the earliest Texan settlers followed these requirements, many

Austin, Texas, otherwise known as the capital of Texas in the United States, is an urbanized city with many individual characteristics of its own. Austin is known for its night life, wide-range diversity, and the University of Texas at Austin. The population has continued to grow as the city continues to urbanize. According to the United States Census Bureau from 2010 to 2013 alone, Austin’s population has increased by 12%, which is the highest out of the top 25 largest cities in America (Weissmann). Austin also had one of highest percentages of land area change at 64.4% (“United States”). The city has faced dramatic growth at a rapid pace compared to many other urban cities. The estimated population of Austin in 2014 is 912,791 people out of the total 26,956,958 people in the state (“QuickFacts”). The urbanization of Austin brings with it many public issues and unintentional problems from healthy and safety of it citizens to allocating resources and information for immigrants. One of the larger problems Austin has faced recently and continues to face is illegal immigrants and their inability to find employment without green cards or documentation. Local government, city council, Commission on Immigrant Affairs, and various other actors have tried to correct or improve the immigration issues that Austin faces.

In fact, many Anglo Americans settlers brought their cultural traditions, legal traditions and social traditions with them to the state of Texas rather than leaving most of them in their mother country. For example, Anglo American settlers brought common law legal practices with them to Texas. However, many of the Anglo American settlers adopted some Mexican laws and customs. For example, Anglo American settlers adopt the Spanish legal concepts of communal property, water rights, and adoption. Not only that but Anglo American settlers brought their cattle which tended to get loose like Spanish cattle which already roamed Texas since the 1600s.

The mountain ranges location through Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada. Second on the list or mountain ranges in the United States would be the Appalachian mountains. These mountain ranges are located on the east coast that goes through many states such as Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Vermont. The last mountain range to be listed that in the United States would be the Sierra Nevada. This mountain range is located in the Southwest region of the United States. The Sierra Nevada is mostly in California, but it covers small portions in the state of