One Star Flag: A Texas TL Rebirthed

-Yucatan provinces are still not firmly "Mexican" and if the conflict of the 1840s was avoided a Mayan nation may make its way yet to the world stage

-Oklahoma/Indian Territory: Could the US be interested in selling or trading it?

-Republic of the Rio Grande: Are there still rebellious thoughts in the hearts of the citizens of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Nuevo Leon?

-Has anyone thought about letting the AmerIndians into the Texan governments in the manner states exist in the Union - mostly self-directed, largely self-governed, territories clearly defined, and rivalries can be played out on the sports field? Comanche cavalry bearing a Texas standard would be a dismaying sight for any nation...

-Will France, Britain, and Spain intervene against the debts of Mexico as they did OTL to create the Mexican Empire under Habsburg Maximillian I?

-Are the Mormons content to remain part of Mexico even if they are "self-governing" or do they get to form their own nation/state/nation-state?
 
By this point in history, the Indian Territory is becoming more of a headache than it is worth for the U.S., who might be willing to sell it (I can't see them ceding it if they can make a profit out of it).

Of course, they may want to sell it to Texas to keep it out of Confederate hands in the near future, or they may want to sell it because they don't know there is oil and coal in that area.
 
The Road Goes on Forever

Texas forces at Fort Stephen & Travis crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico on January 7,1854. Preceding the invasion General Huston had bombarded Matamoros several times over the last week. The day after crossing the river Huston, commanding 3200 troops, moved to capture Matamoros. Matamoros had only a couple hundred troops in it who surrendered to Huston with little resistance.

From Laredo General Johnston & 4000 troops began moving towards Monterrey. Scouts were already riding hard towards Chihuahua City, where General Lubbock & his forces remained encamped, with orders to march toward Saltillo where his & Johnston's forces would merge & move deeper into Mexico if there was still a need to continue. Lubbock received these new orders on January 10 & immediately ordered his men to ready themselves to march on Saltillo. Ten days after leaving Chihuahua City Lubbock's army encountered an obstacle near Torreon in the form of 730 Mexican troops. After an hour the Battle of Torreon came to an end with the remaining Mexican force retreating south towards Durango.

Just days after the Texan invasion of Mexico the US Ambassador to Texas John C. Breckinridge informed President Anson Jones, who succeeded Rusk as the president the previous December, of the US's decision to intervene in the war against Mexico on Texas & California's behalf. Already US Major General Winfield Scott was readying his 5500 troops in New Orleans to sail to Veracruz & bring a quick end to the war. US warships were now stationing themselves off of Galveston & Corpus Christi to make the much smaller Mexican Navy refrain from any other attempts on Texas's two main ports. President Jones informed Ambassador Breckinridge that Texas was willing to send troops of its own to assist the American Expeditionary Force & word was sent ion January 14 to General Huston, who was now occupying Reynosa, to send 500 troops to Corpus Christi where they along with the small Texas fleet would join up with the Americans upon their departure from New Orleans.

On January 24 General Scott's army set sail from New Orleans. Three days later they would depart from Corpus Christi with the small Texas Expeditionary Force in tow.
 
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