The morning after being deposed as governor by questionable means, Sam Houston, a Baptist, walks into his office and finds his former lieutenant governor – elected the previous day as new governor by one vote – sitting at his desk. Quietly, the once powerful politician gathers his personal belongings and walks off the stage of…
The Texas Secessionist Convention reconvenes, and friction remains between Texas Governor Sam Houston, a Baptist committed to the Union, and the Texas legislature. Houston’s days in office are numbered. By way of contrast, Joseph Brown – Georgia’s Baptist governor – continues enhancing his state’s military preparedness against the United States. Meanwhile, the United States Congress…
The Texas legislator, having previously voted for secession on February 1, today by popular vote affirms Texas’ secession from the United States of America. By a vote of 46,153 for and 14,747 against secession, the popular vote echoes the legislator’s earlier lopsided vote. Afterwards, legislators rewrite the Texas Constitution. Changes to the Constitution include replacing…