The Fourth of July is America's birthday, but the date holds

special importance for Texans!

On July 4, 1845, one-hundred and sixty nine years ago, delegates met in
Austin to debate the fate of Texas! President Jones of Texas called for a
convention of delegates to meet in Austin to write a state constitution
necessary for Texasannexation to the United States.
Bexar County voters chose Jos Antonio Navarro and Volney F. Howard to
serve as their delegates to the convention. Howard was a lawyer,newspaper
editor and a native of Maine. Navarro was the only Tejano (native-born
Texan) member of the 1845 Convention and as such would exert a
moderating influence at a time when general animosity toward Tejanos was
intense. (David McDonald, Historian and author of Jos Antonio Navarro, In
Search of the American Dream in Nineteenth-Century Texas)
On October 13, 1845, Texans voted 4,254 to 267 in favor of giving up the
republic for the chance to join the United States. Dr. Bruce Winders, Historian and
Alamo Curator
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY!




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