Texas and the Mexican Revolution: Why the Lone Star State Stayed Out

When the Mexican Revolution erupted in 1910, Texas was not a participant—it wasn’t even part of Mexico anymore. The Lone Star State had joined the United States in 1845, more than six decades before the revolution began. By 1910, Texas was a fully integrated U.S. state with its own government, economy, and borders. While the conflict south of the Rio Grande reshaped Mexico, Texans watched from a distance, their revolutionary era having ended with the Texas Revolution of 1836 and annexation nearly a century earlier. The Mexican Revolution was a Mexican affair; Texas had already charted its own course.