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How The Turtle Bayou Resolutions Set The Stage For The Texas Revolution

Abner Fletcher

Posted on July 30, 2018 · On this date in 1832, the Turtle Bayou Resolutions were signed, establishing some of the key players in the more famous Texas events that would follow.

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Houston Matters

Should We Be Watching Fireworks On July 2 Instead?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on July 2, 2018 · Historian Nancy Beck Young shares examples from American history of things we think we know -- but maybe don’t have quite right.

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Catalan Parliament To Respond To Spain’s Planned Takeover

Aritz Parra, Associated Press

Posted on October 23, 2017 · The president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, asked regional lawmakers to debate options for responding to the takeover moves announced Saturday by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

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