Summarize how the local government of Spanish Texas changed and evolved into the county government system used in Texas today.

The evolvement of the local government of Spanish Texas was a result of the Texas government been shaped largely within the Anglo-American tradition.

Major legacies reflected in Texas constitutions today were the merger of law and equity, community property, and protection of certain personal property from forced seizure for debt which has been a common practice among the local Spanish Texans.