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To: capitan_refugio
1. Texans elected representatives to a secession convention.
2. The representatives voted to secede but put the question before the voters of the state.
3. Texas voters overwhelmingly voted to secede.

That is more than the original 13 states did to ratify the Constitution.

1,044 posted on 07/01/2003 3:09:35 PM PDT by rustbucket
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To: rustbucket
I remember a graphic in a Texas history book, from my youth, that showed the western half of the State was not consulted in the Feb 1, popular vote. I think it is also fair to say that most of the population was along the coast and up the Louisiana border.

However, I think there is still a lingering resentment how Gov. Sam Houston got treated.

1,051 posted on 07/01/2003 5:34:20 PM PDT by capitan_refugio
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