This document discusses political parties and early governors in Texas after it joined the United States. It notes that the Democratic and Whig parties organized in Texas after annexation. The Democratic party supported annexation and represented farmers and small business owners. The document also briefly describes some of the early governors of Texas, including James Pinckney Henderson, George T. Wood, Peter H. Bell, and Elisha M. Pease. It further summarizes that governors were responsible for paying off Texas's debts, which amounted to $10 million initially and $12 million by 1850, through land grants and sales.

1. Chapter 15: Texas Joins the Union Section 3: Political and Economic Issues