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:''December 29, 1845 – March 2, 1861, March 15, 1865 – present''

:''December 29, 1845 – March 2, 1861, March 15, 1865 – present''

Texas' [[Reconstruction]] experience was similar to other rebel states. Texas was hardly damaged by the war, and attracted a large number of immigrants from the deep South after 1865, while few Europeans arrived. Cotton and cattle continued as the dominant economic base, with [[cattle drives]] used to move the cattle to railheads in Kansas and Missouri before the railroads reached Texas.

Texas' [[Reconstruction]] experience was similar to other rebel states. Texas was hardly damaged by the war, and attracted a large number of immigrants from the deep South after 1865, while few Europeans arrived. Cotton and cattle continued as the dominant economic base, with [[cattle drives]] used to move the cattle to railheads in Kansas and Missouri before the railroads reached Texas.  The Republican Party in [[Texas]] was founded on the 4th of July 1867 in [[Houston, Texas]] by 150 [[African American]]s and 20 [[white]]s.  Two of the first three statewide Republican chairman were African American.

Beginning around the mid-20th century, Texas began to transform from a rural and agricultural state to one that was urban and industrialized.<ref name="TSHAsince">{{cite web | last1=Calvert | first1= Robert A. | title=Texas Since World War II | url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/npt02 | publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] | accessdate=January 19, 2017}}</ref> The state's population grew quickly during this period, with large levels of migration from outside the state.<ref name="TSHAsince"/> As a part of the [[Sun Belt]] Texas experienced strong economic growth, particularly during the 1970s and early 1980s.<ref name="TSHAsince"/> Texas's economy diversified, lessening its reliance on the [[petroleum]] industry.<ref name="TSHAsince"/> By 1990, [[Hispanics]] overtook blacks to become the largest minority group in the state.<ref name="TSHAsince"/>

Beginning around the mid-20th century, Texas began to transform from a rural and agricultural state to one that was urban and industrialized.<ref name="TSHAsince">{{cite web | last1=Calvert | first1= Robert A. | title=Texas Since World War II | url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/npt02 | publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] | accessdate=January 19, 2017}}</ref> The state's population grew quickly during this period, with large levels of migration from outside the state.<ref name="TSHAsince"/> As a part of the [[Sun Belt]] Texas experienced strong economic growth, particularly during the 1970s and early 1980s.<ref name="TSHAsince"/> Texas's economy diversified, lessening its reliance on the [[petroleum]] industry.<ref name="TSHAsince"/> By 1990, [[Hispanics]] overtook blacks to become the largest minority group in the state.<ref name="TSHAsince"/>