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Fifteen years after Mexico won its independence from Spain, a group of dissatisfied citizens living north of the Rio Grande adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos and created the Republic of Texas on 2 Mar 1836. The fledgling country was beset by financial, governmental and territorial woes for its entire span of 9 years, 11 months and 17 days as an independent nation. The United States was eventually convinced to annex Texas and it became the 28th state on 29 Dec 1845.

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The TXGenWeb Project is a grass-roots, all volunteer, genealogical/historical effort. Each county website is commercial free and contains useful tips, online databases particular to that area, volunteer lookups, surname queries, descriptions of local libraries, historical background information, contact information, and much more. All information is free. For more about the TXGenWeb Project, or more information on volunteering, contact the TXGenWeb State Coordinator