Alamo Flag exclusive Encourage your neighbors to compromise

Encourage your neighbors to compromise

Placement of the stars on the blue canton was only standardized by President Taft’s executive order of 1912

the first oil boom started at Spindletop near Beaumont – which produced 17

is credited with its creation

Alamo Flag exclusive Encourage your neighbors to compromiseThe Mexican constitution of 1824 gave the people of Texas rights similar to those enjoyed at the time by the citizens of the United States, but every new Mexican government attempted to increase control over Texas. To call attention to this, Texans removed the coat of arms from the center of a Mexican flag, and replaced it with the date of the constitution. It was this banner that flew from the walls of the Alamo. For 13 days, fewer that 200 Texans