The Mexican War for Independence had severed the control that Spain had exercised on its North American territories in 1821 and the new country of Mexico had been formed from much of the lands that had comprised New Spain, including Spanish Texas.

The 1824 Constitution of Mexico had joined Texas with Coahuila to form the state of Coahuila y Tejas.

The Congress had allowed Texas the option of forming its own state "'as soon as it feels capable of doing so.'"

The same year, Mexico had enacted the General Colonization Law, which enabled all heads of household, regardless of race or immigrant status, to claim land in Mexico.

Mexico has neither manpower nor funds to protect settlers from near-constant Comanche raids and it hopes that settlers can control the raids.

The government has liberalized its immigration policies, allowing for settlers from the United States to immigrate to Texas.