Why were many texans angered by davis governorship a he appealed only to the former secessionist b behind took hands-off approach regarding government and the people c taxes increased during his term d the texas economy could not recover from the war in what year did texas adopt it’s current constitution a 1860 b 1869 c 1876 d 1974 after reconstruction what was a problem governor davis had to face immediately a dealing with the presence of federal troops b gaining the support of african americans voters c handling the violence that was present across the state d managing the many institutions of higher learning