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Texas Facts
State Motto: Friendship
Flower: Bluebonnet
Bird: Mockingbird
Tree: Pecan
Food: Chili
Small Mammal: Armadillo
Plant: Prickly Pear
Fruit: Texas Red Grapefruit
Population: 22, 859,698
Song: “Texas Our Texas”
Taxes: $150 Billion
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Approved by the Texas Convention
on July 4, 1845
An Ordinance
Whereas,
the Congress of the
United States of America has passed resolutions providing for the
annexation of Texas to that Union, which resolutions were offered by
the President of the United States on the first day of March, 1845; and
Whereas,
the President of the
United States has submitted to Texas the first and second sections of
said resolutions, as the basis upon which Texas may be admitted as one
of the States of the said Union; and
Whereas,
the existing Government
of the Republic of Texas, has assented to the proposals thus made,
--the terms and conditions of which are as follows:
Joint Resolutions for annexing Texas to the United States
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, 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 of Texas, with a republican form of government adopted by the
people of said Republic, by deputies in convention assembled, with the
consent of the existing Government in order that the same may by
admitted as one of the States of this Union.
2nd. And be it further resolved, That the foregoing consent of Congress
is given upon the following conditions, to wit: First, said state to be
formed, subject to the adjustment by this government of all questions
of boundary that may arise with other government, --and the
Constitution thereof, with the proper evidence of its adoption by the
people of said Republic of Texas, shall be transmitted to the President
of the United States, to be laid before Congress for its final action
on, or before the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-six. Second, said state when admitted into the Union, after
ceding to the United States all public edifices, fortifications,
barracks, ports and harbors, navy and navy yards, docks, magazines and
armaments, and all other means pertaining to the public defense,
belonging to the said Republic of Texas, shall retain funds, debts,
taxes and dues of every kind which may belong to, or be due and owing
to the said Republic; and shall also retain all the vacant and
unappropriated lands lying within its limits, to be applied to the
payment of the debts and liabilities of said Republic of Texas, and the
residue of said lands, after discharging said debts and liabilities, to
be disposed of as said State may direct; but in no event are said debts
and liabilities to become a charge upon the Government of the United
States. Third -- New States of convenient size not exceeding four in
number, in addition to said State of Texas and having sufficient
population, may, hereafter by the consent of said State, be formed out
of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under
the provisions of the Federal Constitution; and such states as may be
formed out of the territory lying south of thirty-six degrees thirty
minutes north latitude, commonly known as the Missouri Compromise Line,
shall be admitted into the Union, with or without slavery, as the
people of each State, asking admission shall desire; and in such State
or States as shall be formed out of said territory, north of said
Missouri compromise Line, slavery, or involuntary servitude (except for
crime) shall be prohibited.
Now in order to manifest the assent of the people of this Republic, as
required in the above recited portions of said resolutions, we the
deputies of the people of Texas, in convention assembled, in their name
and by their authority, do ordain and declare, that we assent to and
accept the proposals, conditions and guarantees, contained in the first
and second sections of the Resolution of the Congress of the United
States aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names
Thomas J. Rusk
President
followed by 61 signatures
Attest
James H. Raymond
Secretary of the Convention.
SOURCE:
Journals of the Constitution Convention of Texas, 1845, pub. in Austin
by Miner and Cruger, Printers to the Constitution, 1845, pp. 367-370.
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Taxes
Taxes Paid by Texans to USA: $150 Billion
taxfoundation.org
For every Dollar paid to the USA, Texans get back only 85 to 90%,
35 other states get back more money than Texas. Keep Texans Taxes in
Texas!
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