Texas had not carried out any expansion in recent years; in all the past border clashes, it had mostly followed a strategy of hiding its strength and biding its time.
"Werewolf Country" sounded scary enough to frighten off many with ill intent, but it also cut off the upper limit of Texas's development.
Without immigrants, there were no technical talents from Europe. Even knowing that beneath the ground lay precious mineral deposits that could be the foundation of a great power, they had no way to use them, and didn't dare bring them out for large-scale development.
Many Texas merchants had to disguise themselves as ordinary humans, fly the flag of Mexico or the North American Colonies before they could sell and transport their goods out. The few bold foreign merchants who did come often forced the purchase price of goods down very low.
