By State Rep. Aaron PenaTexas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2 1836. The Texas Declaration of Independence was created by the Convention of 1836 which took place at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Texas Independence Day is an official holiday in the State of Texas.
Texas Monthly is celebrating our states 175th Anniversary or in their words the terquasquicentennial. Unfortunately terquasquicentennial first used by Bell Laboratories in celebrating its 175th anniversary as a corporation is a coined word for an anniversary of 175 years but the elements of the word literally refer to an anniversary of 375 years as follows: ter- (3) × quasqui- (1¼) × centennial (100 years).
The more appropriate word in my opinion is dodransbicentennial.
Dodrans is a Latin contraction of de-quadrans which means a whole unit less a quarter" (de means from"; quadrans means quarter".
175 years is a quarter century less than the next whole (bi)century or 175 = (-25 200).
Just thought I mention this small tidbit … for the record.
Dodrans is a Latin contraction of de-quadrans which means a whole unit less a quarter" (de means from"; quadrans means quarter".
175 years is a quarter century less than the next whole (bi)century or 175 = (-25 200).
Just thought I mention this small tidbit … for the record.
The Houston Chronicle on the anniversary.
State Representative Aaron Pena represents Houst District 40 out of Edinburg Texas and is Chair of the House Technology Committee a member of Homeland Security member of Redistricting and member of the House Select Committee on Voter Fraud.
