Answer:exan troops were defeated in 1836 by Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio. Texan settlers officially declared the state’s independence, forming the Republic of Texas, though Mexico did not recognize its sovereignty.
Texas attempted several times to negotiate annexation to the United States and was finally admitted in 1845, which sparked the Mexican-American War in 1846. Mexico ultimately ceded its claim over Texas in 1848, drawing the border at the Rio Grande.
Texas followed other Southern states in seceding from the union in 1861, prompting the Civil War. The final battle was fought near Brownsville, Texas – the Battle of Palmito Ranch – with a Confederate victory after Southern forces had surrendered. During Reconstruction, the state struggled, relying heavily on slave labor before the war.
The oil boom of the early 1900s transformed the state, a rural region turning industrial, and the population more than tripled to about 9.6 million by 1960. Today, roughly three times that many people call Texas home.
Most of the state’s largest 10 public companies are still in the oil industry. Other notable companies headquartered in Texas include AT&T, Southwest Airlines, Whole Foods and Dell.
Texas’ diverse industrial base has drawn many businesses and workers in recent decades because of light regulation, low taxes and a low cost of labor. Entrepreneurs are particularly attracted to Austin, which emerged as a major player in the technology industry in the 1990s. Its “South by Southwest” is one of the preeminent national tech conferences.
Traditionally, agriculture has been among the state’s largest industries, and it produces the most livestock and livestock product in the country. The state also is a leader in export revenues, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Other industries driving growth include business, education and health, hospitality and manufacturing.
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