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Thankfully, both the Caddo and Comanche tribes have been federally recognized by the United States as their own governments. That means, they can live under their own form of government as long as they follow federal laws of the United States.

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3 Branches of Government

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Zavala worked with one of the first female groups that organized for patriotic purposes. In 1889 she and a group of women started working to preserve Texas history artifacts. One of her greatest achievements was saving part of the Alamo from being destroyed. She and Clara Driscoll were both associated with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) and worked to purchase the Alamo property after it was sold to a commercial firm so that it could be preserved. Another important achievement was the formation of the Texas Historical and Landmarks Association which placed historical markers at various sites around the state.

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Driscoll worked with Zavala and the DRT to purchase and save the Alamo from commercial use. Driscoll paid most of the purchase price but was later reimbursed by the state when they too recognized its historical importance. Later in her life, she devoted much of her time to historic preservation and civic duties. She was elected the Texas Democratic party national committeewoman in 1922.

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Early in our state and country’s history, American Indian groups and settlers did not have a money-based economic system set up to use for buying what they needed or wanted. Tribes often hunted and gathered from the land for everything they needed to meet their needs and wants. Sometimes friendly tribes might trade goods, but trading became more widespread once Europeans arrived. American Indian tribes began trading with the French and Spanish explorers. They traded animal skins, beads, and other items for things the French and Spanish had like clothes, horses, and guns.

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When immigrants arrived from Europe, they too may have been ranchers or farmers accustomed to using trade to meet some of their needs and wants.  However, land was often very expensive. Towns and cities were growing. As railroads and businesses grew in Texas, many people left ranches or farms to be near better jobs in cities and towns. Immigrants often did not have enough money to buy ranch or farm land, so they moved to cities to work in factories and businesses. As cities and towns grew, trading became less available to use and economic systems became dependent on money.

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Businesses grew as they began to specialize in certain products, use mass production machinery to speed up production, and divided labor in the manufacturing process so that specific people did certain tasks and efficiency improved. Over the years, improved technology has led to improvements in transportation methods, communication methods, manufacturing, and industry that have allowed the Texas economy to grow a great deal.

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Everyone is not always pleased about progress and economic growth. Many farmers and ranchers have lost jobs and livelihood to improvements that have made it easier for big businesses to replace local farmers and ranchers. Some citizens are displeased by the growth of huge cities that bring with them increased traffic, pollution, crowds, and sometimes crime.

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Texas doesn't get all of its resources from itself.  Parts needed for technological devices made in Texas are imported. Economies are interdependent on each other for goods and services. By getting help and resources from other places, we are able to meet the needs and wants of our economy.

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Lydia Mendoza was a Mexican American singer and guitar player who was born in Houston in 1916. Before her solo career, she played with her family in a musical group. Her nickname was “La Alondra de la Frontera” (“The Lark of the Border”). She was inducted into the Tejano Music Hall of Fame in 1984.

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Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe was an African American baritone singer and composer born in Waco in 1897. He went to college to study medicine and later voice. Bledsoe toured and performed in the United States and Europe in several languages. He performed in musicals and films and won many important musical awards.

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Chelo Silva was a Tejana singer born in 1922 in Brownsville. She started singing in school, then kept expanding her audience. She sang in churches and with local groups. Chelo had many successful recordings with both a Mexican label and Columbia Records in the states. Chelo toured throughout Mexico, South America, and the United States during her career.

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USA State Song: Texas - Texas, Our Texas

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