Texas Geography
El Paso
What is a city in west Texas?
Blue Bonnet
What is the state flower?
Arrested in Mexico City and charged with treason
Who is Stephen F Austin?
Constitution of 1824 and Law of 1830
What created tensions between Texans and Mexico?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
What are the 3 branches of state government?
The hills of the hill country
What is a land form?
Horned Lizard
What is the state reptile?
Susanna Dickinson
Who is a survivor of the Alamo?
Increased Mexican military presence
What angered Texans even more?
Population changes the number of members in the House of Representatives
What is redistricting?
Mountains and Basins, the Great Plains, the Coastal Plains, the North Central Plains
What are the regions of Texas?
France, Spain, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate, United States
What are the six flags of Texas?
Overall commander of Texas forces and later first president
Who is Sam Houston?
"War is our only recourse"
What was Stephen F Austin's speech about war with Mexico?
Traffic tickets, weddings, minor crimes
What are the duties of the Justice of the Peace?
Invisible parallel lines that run north/south. Invisible parallel lines that run east/west.
What are latitude and longitude?
The tallest statue in Texas
What is the giraffe statue at the entrance to the Dallas Zoo?
William Travis, James Bowie, and Davy Crockett
Who were the key figures in the Battle of the Alamo?
Come and Take It
What was the flag on the cannon guarded by Texans?
The top law officer of the county
Who is the sheriff?
The rivers that divide Texas/Mexico and Texas/Oklahoma
What are the Rio Grande and the Red River?
Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
What is the state flying mammal?
James W. Fannin and his troops
Who were executed at Goliad?
March 2, 1836
What is Texas Independence Day?
Mayor-Council
Council-Manager
Commission
What are the types of city government?