The CCMA appeared in front of the Portfolio Committee yesterday to close the ... The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Labour has thanked the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for standing up for good governance and not allowing the abuse of state resources.
Fell in love with Mexico almost to the point of obsession ;). Texas had already seceded from Mexico during the Texas Revolution (1835-1836), but it became part of the US when it was admitted to the Union in 1845.
The Nation Expands. Texas Annexation, 1845. The Spanish were the first to colonize the states that today make up the American southwest, including the state of Texas. In the waning years of the Spanish empire, in the early 19th century, Spain decided to allow some Americans to settle in Texas. In 1821 Moses Austin obtained permission to lead a group of 300 American families in creating a new settlement there.