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After the American Revolution many tribes were being consistently moved to migrate further west and give up their lands to American citizens This may have been due to the unusual circumstance that the United States still considered many of these tribes as foreign nations but outwardly claimed the land they stood on That being said the main push was for new rich farmland as the plantation-style farming on the east coast soon damaged the native soil Many tribes in the early 19th century became fed up with these practices choosing to migrate to Texas which was still a part of New Spain at the time These tribes include the Mingo Seneca the Lenape the Kickapoo and the Muscogee They were initially welcomed by the locals ignored by the Spanish and played a major role in the Texas Revolution the Native Americans also had a heavy influence in early cowboy culture in terms of dress cuisine & the introduction of the Lasso. However after Texas became part of the United States most of the native people of Texas who had not integrated into White-styled culture were pushed into Indian Territory or moved further west, This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (June 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message), Smith County (209,714). . "Surrender of Santa Anna" by William Henry Huddle shows the Mexican president and general surrendering to a wounded Sam Houston battle of San Jacinto, Harris County ESD #8 EMS Northwest EMS .10, Houston is highly regarded for its diverse food and restaurant culture Several major publications have consistently named Houston as one of "America's Best Food Cities". 95 ConocoPhilips Bronze figure of a Portuguese soldier made by Benin culture in West Africa around 1600.

. Harris County Annex M has the headquarters of the Harris County Transit agency, Flag of Texas.svg Texas portal, Soldiers of the Polish Army during the defence of Poland September 1939 Marshall (23,523). The 2010 U.S Census shows these 41 East Texas counties with a population of 2,057,518 residents which represents 8% of the total state population of Texas, In recent years the region has become home to many patent-holding companies due to its legal system being particularly friendly to patent holders and hostile to out-of-state tech defendants, Adherents of many other religions reside predominantly in the urban centers of Texas in 1990 the Islamic population was about 140,000 with more recent figures putting the current number of Muslims between 350,000 and 400,000 the Jewish population is around 128,000. Around 146,000 adherents of religions such as Hinduism and Sikhism live in Texas. It is the fifth-largest Muslim-populated state in the country. 3 Groundwater David Ben-Gurion proclaiming the Israeli Declaration of Independence at the Independence Hall 14 May 1948, Historically four major industries shaped the Texas economy prior to World War II: cattle and bison cotton timber and oil. Before and after the U.S Civil War the cattle industry which Texas came to dominate was a major economic driver for the state thus creating the traditional image of the Texas cowboy in the later 19th century cotton and lumber grew to be major industries as the cattle industry became less lucrative it was ultimately though the discovery of major petroleum deposits (Spindletop in particular) that initiated an economic boom which became the driving force behind the economy for much of the 20th century With strong investments in universities Texas developed a diversified economy and high tech industry in the mid-20th century As of 2015 it is second on the list of the most Fortune 500 companies with 54. With a growing base of industry the state leads in many industries including agriculture petrochemicals energy computers and electronics aerospace and biomedical sciences Texas has led the U.S in state export revenue since 2002 and has the second-highest gross state product If Texas were a sovereign state it would be the 10th largest economy in the world. . .