the Spanish legacy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Texas#Legacy
"Spanish control of Texas was followed by Mexican control of Texas, and it can be difficult to separate the Spanish and Mexican influences on the future state. The most obvious legacy is that of the language;[171] the state's name comes from the Spanish translation of an Indian word.[172] Every major river in modern Texas, except the Red River, has a Spanish or Anglicized name, as do 42 of the state's 254 counties and numerous towns also bear Spanish names.[171] Even many of the words that have been incorporated into American English, such as barbecue, canyon, ranch, and plaza, come from Spanish words.[172] An additional obvious legacy is that of Roman Catholicism. At the end of Spain's reign over Texas, virtually all inhabitants practiced the Catholic religion, and it is still practiced in Texas by a large number of people.[173] The Spanish missions built in San Antonio to convert Indians to Catholicism have been restored and are a National Historic Landmark.[174]
The landscape of Texas was changed as a result of some Spanish policies. As early as the 1690s, Spaniards brought European livestock, including cattle, horses, and mules, with them on their expeditions throughout the province. Some of the livestock strayed or stayed behind when the Spanish retreated from the territory in 1693, allowing the Indian tribes to begin loosely managing herds of the animals.[175] These herds grazed heavily on the native grasses, allowing mesquite, which was native to the lower Texas coast, to spread inland. Although the introduced livestock were able to adapt to the changing conditions, the buffalo had a more difficult time grazing among the new vegetation, beginning the decline in their numbers.[176] Spanish farmers also introduced tilling and irrigation to the land, further changing the landscape.[177] Spanish architectural concepts were also adopted by those in Texas, including the addition of patios, tile floors and roofs, arched windows and doorways, carved wooden doors, and wrought iron grillwork.[178]
Although Texas eventually adopted much of the Anglo-American legal system, many Spanish legal practices were retained. Among these was the Spanish model of keeping certain personal property safe from creditors. Texas implemented the first homestead exemption in the United States in 1839, and its property exemption laws are now the most liberal state in the United States.[179] Furthermore, Spanish law maintained that both husband and wife should share equally in the profits of marriage, and, like many other former Spanish provinces, Texas retained the idea of community property rather than use the Anglo laws in which all property belonged to the husband.[180] Furthermore, Spanish law allowed an independent executor to be named in probate cases who is not required to gain court permission for each act not explicitly listed in the testament. Texas retained this idea, and it has eventually spread to other states, included Arizona, Washington, and Idaho.[180] In other legal matters, Texas kept the Spanish principle of adoption, becoming the first U.S. state to allow adoption.[181]
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The best thing about Texas is the Mexicans, dude: their traditions, their food, their family values, their hard work, the money they send back to their families in México, the cultural richness that they provide, and their role in the creation of a unique, different, and very interesting new culture, one in the middle of the North American and the Mexican but different.
Dios bendiga a México.
Viva México, cabrones! 😵
*plays mariachi music*
Originally posted by zeeblebotThe natural beauty of the state, the friendly, common sense, down to earth nature of most the people (take der schwarze Ritter and I, for example) . We have we have liberals here but we do our best to keep them herded up in the big cities. (smiles)
the Spanish legacy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Texas#Legacy
"Spanish control of Texas was followed by Mexican control of Texas, and it can be difficult to separate the Spanish and Mexican influences on the future state. The most obvious legacy is that of the language;[171] the state's name comes from the Spanish translation of an Indian wor the Spanish principle of adoption, becoming the first U.S. state to allow adoption.[181]
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Other things I like about Texas, its history, the Alamo, Kinky Freidman and the Jewboys, that we are a red state, rodeos, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Sam Johnson, good BBQ, and the fact that illegal immigrants aren't welcomed here.
Originally posted by SMSBear716The state has two major economic centers: Dallas and Houston.
The natural beauty of the state, the friendly, common sense, down to earth nature of most the people (take der schwarze Ritter and I, for example) . We have we have liberals here but we do our best to keep them herded up in the big cities. (smiles)
Other things I like about Texas, its history, the Alamo, Kinky Freidman and the Jewboys, that we are a re ...[text shortened]... y Hutchinson, Sam Johnson, good BBQ, and the fact that illegal immigrants aren't welcomed here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Texas
You should be kissing liberal butt for paying your state's way.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungWe have some hilly/rough terrain out in West Texas, but nothing I'd call mountainous. We had 5" of snow in north Texas last week and I loved it ..... to bad it only hung around for 24 hrs
Don't you guys have mountains? That's where we get our snow fix in CA.
Originally posted by SMSBear716wow! everything you like about Texas, is everything I dislike about Texas. Hunh? who'de a thunk it?🙄
The natural beauty of the state, the friendly, common sense, down to earth nature of most the people (take der schwarze Ritter and I, for example) . We have we have liberals here but we do our best to keep them herded up in the big cities. (smiles)
Other things I like about Texas, its history, the Alamo, Kinky Freidman and the Jewboys, that we are a re ...[text shortened]... y Hutchinson, Sam Johnson, good BBQ, and the fact that illegal immigrants aren't welcomed here.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungNo, by the American businessmen and politicians, so they, the illegals, do the real work that you don't do.
You mean by their legal and illegal relatives? Individual citizens aren't allowed to make such invitations.
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Plus, they stay clean, if you know what I mean.
Originally posted by SMSBear716The West Alabama Street Ice House in Houston.
The natural beauty of the state, the friendly, common sense, down to earth nature of most the people (take der schwarze Ritter and I, for example) . We have we have liberals here but we do our best to keep them herded up in the big cities. (smiles)
Other things I like about Texas, its history, the Alamo, Kinky Freidman and the Jewboys, that we are a re ...[text shortened]... y Hutchinson, Sam Johnson, good BBQ, and the fact that illegal immigrants aren't welcomed here.
Also, they seemed alot more welcoming to immigrants there than they do here in the mid-west. It sound's strange, I know, but that's anecdotal evidence for ya. But, ah heck, I love Texas!