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.
Sam Houston, early in his second term (1841â44), tried without success to awaken the interest of the United States. In 1843 the United States became alarmed over the policy of Great Britain toward Texas. The British were opposed to annexation and even contemplated the use of force to prevent it.