According to Catholic social teaching, migration should be a matter of choice, not necessity. People have a right not to have to migrate, and states have a responsibility to provide the minimal conditions that would allow their residents to flourish and realize their God-given rights at home.
Catholic citizens helped them find jobs and homes; sisters (nuns) taught their children English in Catholic schools; priests tried to protect their political interests and shield them from a sometimes hostile Protestant environment; the local church held religious festivals and social events.
Houston love of flashy clothes and his reputation for frontier boldness and lamars somber dress and enjoyment of quieter leaders and their vastly different visions for the new republic would do much to shape the future of Texas.
