Texas- one of the largest and most diverse states in America, with landscapes varying from vast forests, stark deserts, and some of the most ambitious cities in America. While car insurance may not be at its cheapest in The Lone Star State, Texas is home to limitless historical heritage and culture, and on March 2nd, the state celebrated its 179th year of independence.

1. Texas Turned 179 Years Old

2. TEXAS
One of the largest and most diverse states in America, with
landscapes varying from vast forests, stark deserts, and some
of the most ambitious cities in America.
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3. 179th Year of Independence
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While car insurance may not be at its cheapest in
The Lone Star State, Texas is home to limitless
historical heritage and culture, and on March
2nd, the state celebrated its 179th year of
independence

4. March 2, 1836
Texas became an
independent
republic and broke
free of Mexico’s
control, just one
day after a large
summit held by
representatives of
the 17 Mexican
municipalities
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5. TEXAS DECLARATION of
INDEPENDENCE
A committee was assembled to finalize the details
of Texas’s separation from Mexico, creating the
Texas Declaration of Independence which was
then unanimously accepted by voters at the
summit
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6. 59 delegates were present to sign the
document, and five copies were created and
distributed to Bexar, Brazoria, Goliad, San Felipe,
and Nacogdoches.
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7. OFFICIALLY BECOMES A STATE
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Texas did gain its independence in 1836, it wasn’t
until 1845 that it officially became the state that
we now sell affordable car insurance .

8. INTERESTING FACTS OF THE LOAN STAR STATE
• The area known now as “Texas” has been controlled by at
least six different countries
• Only one of the five Texas Declarations of Independence is still
intact
• Texas is the United States’ leading producer of wool
• While Nashville, TN is Music City, Austin, TX is considered the
live music capital of the world.
• Central Texas is home to technology giants Dell and Compaq
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9. WAR BREAKS OUT
• It wasn’t long after Texas became a state that war
broke out between the U.S. and Mexican militaries.
• On April 25th of 1846, 2,000 Mexican cavalrymen
attacked a U.S. patrol of 70 after they were found
patrolling contested territory.
• This skirmish would take the lives of 16 U.S. soldiers
and kick off the Mexican-American War, but this battle
was the first and last of the war to take place in Texas.
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10. GREAT DEPRESSION
In the early to mid-1900’s,
Texas experienced great
economic growth as well
as a depression.
The home of the country’s
first skyscraper west of the
Mississippi was thought to
be a harbinger of
prosperous times to come,
dominating the landscape
with 14 floors of steel and
concrete.
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11. OIL DISCOVERED
Oil was even discovered in the Gulf of Mexico, leading
to the most aggressive economic growth the state had
ever seen, but Texas was hit by the Great Depression as
bad as the rest of the U.S., crippling some businesses
and causing many to start over from scratch.
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12. CONTACT US
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