The Texas we know today came into being through a particular series of events. If just one of those events was different, then the result would too differ in relation to the cause. The Reconstruction era for example was a chancy time for Texas and its fate.
Texas was in a precarious situation. It was on the verge of becoming something new. On the one hand, it was a state conquered and leashed by the United States government. On the other, by succeeding, Texas had a taste of freedom and was thus changed forever, never to be the same as other southern states. That uniqueness stayed after it was returned to the U.S. and so still retained a sense of independence.
As seen in the Fort Warren Prison Letter, John H. Reagan strongly believed Texas
Texas was in a precarious situation. It was on the verge of becoming something new. On the one hand, it was a state conquered and leashed by the United States government. On the other, by succeeding, Texas had a taste of freedom and was thus changed forever, never to be the same as other southern states. That uniqueness stayed after it was returned to the U.S. and so still retained a sense of independence.
As seen in the Fort Warren Prison Letter, John H. Reagan strongly believed Texas