analysis:
Throughout its history, the people and land of Texas have endured hardship after hardship. This has produced a radical shift in the very identity of the state. The trouble is locating the source and founding of each trait of the Texan identity and its role in both history and the modern world.
Continuous raiding by Comanche Indians and the Anglo colonization of the region produced the Texan sense of the importance of property rights. One's land, home, and family are his to provide for, and no one else may have any say in the matter. This nature also produced the strong independence that resonates in the soul of all true Texans, born from the incompetence of the government (whichever government it might be) in protecting a settler's hearth and home, and the natural solitude the vast expanse of territory provides.
Cooperation between white and non-white Texans during times of struggle, such as the war against Mexico for independence or in the World Wars forged a strong relationship between the two, preventing the brutal violence during the Civil Rights Movement found in other states, and established a sense of unity that makes race, color, gender, or ideology irrelevant. In the Lone Star State, if you are Texan, then that is all that matters.
Each trait combines with the others to form the culture and society of Texas, producing a people who never back down, never give up, and will never surrender the freedoms they sacrificed so much for. That is the true identity of Texas. That is why it truly is the heart and soul of America.
Continuous raiding by Comanche Indians and the Anglo colonization of the region produced the Texan sense of the importance of property rights. One's land, home, and family are his to provide for, and no one else may have any say in the matter. This nature also produced the strong independence that resonates in the soul of all true Texans, born from the incompetence of the government (whichever government it might be) in protecting a settler's hearth and home, and the natural solitude the vast expanse of territory provides.
Cooperation between white and non-white Texans during times of struggle, such as the war against Mexico for independence or in the World Wars forged a strong relationship between the two, preventing the brutal violence during the Civil Rights Movement found in other states, and established a sense of unity that makes race, color, gender, or ideology irrelevant. In the Lone Star State, if you are Texan, then that is all that matters.
Each trait combines with the others to form the culture and society of Texas, producing a people who never back down, never give up, and will never surrender the freedoms they sacrificed so much for. That is the true identity of Texas. That is why it truly is the heart and soul of America.