Happy Independence Day, Texas! Happy Birthday, Sam Houston!

The new nation of Texas was formed 173 years ago today. That wasn't very long ago. We all know people who are 73 years old, so think about how The Great Nation/State was born only 100 years before that person was born. This may explain why we haven't quite got everything right yet. Give us a little more time and we'll have the best educated populace, quality and affordable health care for everyone including the least, the last and the lost, and electricity and insurance rates that have broad coverage and low rates. Heck, we may even figure out a way to get from Sugar Land to downtown Houston in less than an hour on a weekday morning! The Chronicle has an interesting story about the finding of the order for printing 1000 copies of Texas' Declaration of Independence. Sam Houston would be 216 today.