Why were people in the united states interested in events in texas

my guess is that texas is a part of USA and that there wanting to know whats going on in there country

Explanation:

Why did the United States want to annex Texas?

Mexico wanted to keep Texas, and Van Buren feared it would cause war. He also didn't want to add a new state to the Union that allowed slavery. People who wanted to annex Texas said it was the manifest destiny of the United States to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. ... Congress voted to annex Texas.

b) to encourage free trade

are there actual statements because if not my answer would be: that using the five senses the author can create a sense of worth in an object to appeal to the reader and create meaning.