The Story of Texas in one sentence
A bunch of white dudes moved to Mexico, then got pissed when Mexico's laws changed forbidding them from owning slaves, so, rather than moving back from whence they came, they stole a good chunk of Mexico and later decided to join the US, where they'd later get pissed about the US doing the same thing.
The Story of Texas in one sentence
@auravulpes
"Friendship!"
The Story of Texas in one sentence, but more succinct
A bunch of white guys moved here then kept getting pissed about blacks getting equal rights (or even "status as more than just chattel")