Texas Almanac 2014–2015 Quotes

“Dec. 24– 26 , 2004: Snow. Coastal Texas. Large portions of Southeast and South Texas saw their first white Christmas in recorded history.”
― Elizabeth Cruce Alvarez, Texas Almanac 2014–2015 (Texas Almanac

“But a major factor in the discontent of Americans came with the decree of April 6, 1830, when the Mexican government in essence banned further American immigration into Texas and tried to control slavery. (For an account of how Texans opposed this decree at Fort Anahuac, see Texas History Features on the Texas Almanac website.) Austin protested that the prohibition against American immigration would not stop the flow of Anglos into Texas; it would stop only stable, prosperous Americans from coming. Austin’s predictions were fulfilled. Illegal immigrants continued to come. By 1836, the estimated number of people in Texas had reached 35,000.”
― Elizabeth Cruce Alvarez, Texas Almanac 2014–2015 (Texas Almanac