This piece was written by our very own General of the Texas Army, Tocho Cortes and published in slmediasource.com. Enjoy! :

http://education.slmediasource.com/texas.html

Excerpt:

When, in consequence of such acts of malfeasance and abdication on the part of the government, anarchy prevails, and civil society is dissolved into its original elements. In such a crisis, the first law of nature, the right of self-preservation, the inherent and inalienable rights of the people to appeal to first principles, and take their political affairs into their own hands in extreme cases, enjoins it as a right towards themselves, and a sacred obligation to their posterity, to abolish such government, and create another in its stead, calculated to rescue them from impending dangers, and to secure their future welfare and happiness.

From this declaration was born the Republic of Texas. Created by the people, for the people, in a land taken long before by the Spanish Empire from the natives that had thrived here for centuries. With six flags having flown over Texas, its history is rich with various cultures including Spanish, French, Mexican, Republic of Texas, Confederate, and American influences…