Boomtowns springing up everywhere in the state changed the land scape of rural Texas
Some key chronological events in Texas and the US were: a Hurricane War began, the Women’s suffrage amendment introduced (19 th amendment) and the end of
Prohibition
Growth of urban centers is a characteristic of Texas during the age of oil.
The powers of the government of the
State of Texas shall be divided into three distinct departments, each of which shall be confided to a separate body of magistracy; to wit:
Those which are legislative to one, those which are executive to another, and those which are judicial to another; and no person, or collection of persons, being of one of these departments, shall exercise any power properly attached to either of the others, except in the instances herein expressly permitted.
—Article II, Section 1 of the Texas
Constitution of 1876 separation of powers is the democratic principle is reflected in this section of the
Constitution of 1876.
This map infers most geographic areas of Texas have oil and gas deposits.
Railroads were built to transport products to markets products like cattle, cotton, lumber and oil.
Popular Sovereignty is the democratic principle of the Texas Constitution that reflects the will of the people.

Galveston Seawall
The purpose of construction project of
1903 was to protect Galveston from flooding by hurricanes
This invention helped produce greater amounts of agricultural goods eventually supplying more than was demanded causing a drop in prices.
First World War changed the lives of women in Texas by having Many women enter the workforce.
Texas state government established
The Texas Railroad Commission to regulate and control oil prices.
If you look at the map you will see that after the Civil War, several trails were added to support the growing cattle industry in Texas.
Boomtowns springing up everywhere in the state changed the land scape of rural Texas