On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico, while the Alamo was under siege by Santa Anna. Lone Star Junction has a great page, with the full text of the Texas Declaration of Independence http://www.lsjunction.com/docs/tdoi.htm . Very interesting reading. Also, Yale Law School has a section devoted to Texas Independence - the Avalon Project at http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/texmenu.htm Gail Brown, Coordinator Harrison County TXGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~txharris/ Colorado County TXGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~txcolora/