More complicated than most states, the history of Texas . . .

"With the variety of granting systems in Texas under several different forms of government, timing is critical along with the history of the formation of the state, in order to understand the origin and development of a tract of land. More complicated than most states, the history of Texas serves as an important example of the importance of the history of a territory and the changes in its laws and policies over time . . . . Texas is no doubt more complex than most."

-Donald A. Wilson, Boundary Retracement: Processes and Procedures at 347-48 (2017).