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The Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States, becoming the 28th state to be admitted to the Union.
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Republic of Texas
Historical republic, 1836–1846
The Republic of Texas, or simply Texas, was a country in North America that existed for close to 10 years, from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846. Texas shared borders with Centralist Republic of Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande, and the United States. The Republic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Texas annexation
1845 admission of Texas to the US
The Republic of Texas was annexed into the United States and admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Texas
U.S. state
Texas is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Admission to the Union
Process of states joining the United States
Admission to the Union is provided by the Admissions Clause of the United States Constitution in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, which authorizes the United States Congress to admit new states into the Union beyond the thirteen states that already existed when the Constitution…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)