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#811: February 24, 2004

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The History of the Republic of Texas

Texas declared independence in 1836 after a brief revolution that it is fair to say was fought by a coalition of white colonists from the United States. The term Tohono just means Hispanic people who live in Texas prior to Texas becoming a state and then the term is used to describe people who are descended from such families. There were four presidents of Texas with Sam Houston serving two non-consecutive terms and they were all white dudes what yeah there were five vice presidents of Texas four of whom were white dudes huh every vice president who served an actual term in office was a white dude from the US.

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