Mexican Texas is the historiographical name used to refer to the era of Texan history between 1821 and 1836, when it was part of Mexico. Mexico gained independence in 1821 after …

Jan 17, 2024 · At more than 1,250 miles long, the Texas Mexico border is far and away the longest border state in the United States. It shares multiple cities with Mexico, has a massive …

The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press spent 24 hours in five cities on Texas’ border with Mexico to measure the impact of a dramatic drop in migrant crossings.

Among the U.S. states, Texas has the longest stretch of the border with Mexico, while California has the shortest. Among the states in Mexico, Chihuahua has the longest border with the U.S., …

Oct 17, 2018 · Before Texas was a U.S. state, it was its own independent nation where both Mexicans and white immigrants were citizens. But during the nine years that the Republic of …

The Texas border is about half of the U.S.–Mexico border, stretching 1,254 miles from the Gulf of México to El Paso. Four Mexican states share borders with the state of Texas. In order from …

Between independence and annexation, Texas sought to expand its territory in the west, and Mexico sought to reintegrate Texas, resulting in competing land claims and an ill-defined …