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Today, March 2nd is Texas’ birthday!

March 2 is a big day here; on this day in 1836, Texas became a republic.

Delegates from the 17 Mexican municipalities of Texas and the settlement of Pecan Point had met the day before at Washington-on-the-Brazos to consider independence from Mexico.

March 2 is Texas Independence Day ; it is a day that Texas celebrates the adoption of the state’s independence declaration. It is an annual legal holiday in Texas, in the United States.

March 2 also marks Texas Flag Day and Sam Houston Day, although these are special observances rather than legal holidays.

Texas is the second most populous state and the second most extensive state of the 50 United States.

Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States, while San Antonio is the second largest in the state and seventh largest in the United States.

Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States, while San Antonio is the second largest in the state and seventh largest in the United States.

Texas has the nickname of “Lone Star State” and that lone star can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texas state seal today!

via news92fm.com