The following is a joint collaboration with Janice Hyde, Assistant Law Librarian for Collections.
March is a very important month for Texas. March is Texas History Month! Every year, on March 2, Texas celebrates the anniversary of its independence. And it’s no surprise that this anniversary aligns with the festivities set out for Texas Public Schools Week, a week-long celebration where members of the public are invited to activities at schools throughout the state. Since its declaration of independence, in 1836, Texas is celebrating its 181st anniversary. Another date, March 6, of that same year, marked the end of the most renowned battle of Texas history—the Battle of the Alamo. Most relevant for today’s post, on March 11, 1827, just nine years prior to its declaration of independence and separation from Coahuila, the Constitution of the Free State of Coahuila and Texas was issued in the city of Saltillo, Coahuila. That is, this constitution is celebrating its 190th anniversary. In observance of these anniversaries, we would like to share with you some institutional memory, alongside other details related to Coahuila and Texas.
