The State Gazette was one of the most influential newspapers in Texas from the pre-Civil War era (see ANTEBELLUM TEXAS) until Reconstruction. The paper was founded as the Tri-Weekly State Gazette and first published in Austin by William H. Cushney on August 25, 1849. Its publication schedule varied, from triweekly to semiweekly, weekly, and daily. Its various titles also included Texas State Gazette and Weekly State Gazette. The paper was known for its strong states'-rights positions and as a voice of the state Democratic party, a reputation it established during political battles with Sam Houston in the turbulent times before
<span>"All men are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit
of Happiness." This phrase is saying that one of these rights is to be in charge of your own destiny. </span>
