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G.T.T. or Gone to Texas: Ezekiel 7:7-8.

In the early 19th century, Mexico invited Americans to settle the territory of Texas, build farms, schools, and churches, “deal with the hostile Indians,”* and settle the wild land. Desperate to populate the territory and build the economy, Mexico offered land grants of 170 acres for farming crops, and over 4,428 acres (a league) forContinue reading “G.T.T. or Gone to Texas: Ezekiel 7:7-8.”