When I was young Texas Independence Day, 2 March, was a celebrated in Texas. It was an official state Holiday so schools were closed. Now Texas Independence Day is hardly noted and cinco de Mayo is celebrated in Texas. (The Mexican general who won the obscure battle over the French in Mexico was born in Texas as far as I can tell that's the only reason the fifth of May is celebrated in Texas.) Below is the site of an interesting article about this.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/03/the_other_declaration_of_indep.html

Mexico is now invading Texas, and I think is attempting to colonize it. It will be sad if they are successful. Mexico is a failed state, and I see no reason to believe it would be any more successful with Texas and California. The problem with Mexico is not that it lacks natural resources since it has plenty, but that it is politically corrupt, and always has been.