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Senior girl athletes from Floresville, Poth, La Vernia, and Nixon-Smiley joined together on Team Red May 17 in Floresville to compete against Team Blue in the South Texas Coaches Association All- Star girls basketball games. Led by Poth's Coach Travis Walker, Team Red took the win, 78-34. Team Red Athletes in the Wilson County News coverage area on Team Red include seniors from Floresville, Poth, La Vernia, and Nixon-Smiley. The team also included athletes from Navarro, Kenedy, Cuero, Randolph, Karnes City, San Antonio Cole, and Goliad. FloresvilleJordin JohnsChloe HernandezPothOlivia WestKenli LunaAllie HausenflukeLa VerniaAlana AfflerbachNixon-SmileyJanaelyn WhiteMadisen Yanes Team Blue, coached by...Article Link

Leaving politics behind him, Sam Houston turned his back on a potential presidential campaign, cut connections with his Native American allies, and made his way to the wild frontier in the sparsely settled Mexican province of Texas. There, his background as a one-time war hero and Governor of Tennessee, led to his selection as "General in Chief" of a rag-tag army of American settlers willing to risk everything to overthrow Mexican rule. Despite a bloody disaster at the Alamo and mass slaughter at Goliad, the Yankee rebels hung together just long enough to confront the Mexican dictator, Santa Ana, who styled himself "The Savior of the Motherland" and "The Napoleon of the West." At San Jacinto, this vainglorious ego-maniac not only managed to lose the battle but found himself captured by Houston who, despite serious wounds in the course of leading his long-suffering troops, won a decisive, seemingly impossible victory. Within a generation, that triumph ended up increasing the land area of the United States by more than a third. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs competed at the Area track meet April 10, at Altair Rice Consolidated ISD. The Mustangs rose to the challenge in Altair, as they competed against athletes from Altair Rice, Edna, El Maton Tidehaven, Columbus, Yoakum, Vanderbilt Industrial, Hallettsville, Palacios, Goliad, Poth, Karnes City, Luling, and Stockdale. With tough competition, Nixon- Smiley athletes faced the challenge and performed at their highest level of the season. Congratulations to Tristen Mikesh. He will represent the Mustangs at the Regional track meet in Seguin on April 18 and 19. Tristen will compete in the triple jump and 400-meter dash. Area field...Article Link

Poth High School varsity and junior varsity girls track teams competed in the District track meet in Poth April 2-3, both securing District Championship titles. The varsity girls won the District title with 212 points, while Goliad placed second with 195 points. Poth junior varsity girls also won the District meet with 180 points to claim the championship. Goliad followed in second place with 168 points. Area qualifiers Amelia Lyssy - shot put, discus Berklie Urbanczyk - high jump, 100-meter hurdles Katelyn Poth - 800-meter run, 1600-meter run, 1600-meter relay Brooklyn Albert - 3200-meter run, 800-meter run, 1600-meter run Kalli...Article Link

The Poth Pirates and Pirettes traveled to Rice Consolidated on April 10 to compete in the Area meet. In a very competitive meet, the Pirettes placed second overall as a team, falling to Goliad by only 5 points. Congratulations! Poth athletes advancing to Regionals: Aiden Reed – discus, shot put Larson Dziuk – discus Dean Carriger – pole vault Brooklyn Albert – 3200-meter run, 1600-meter run, 800-meter run Rylee Ellis – 3200-meter run, 1600-meter run Adison Miguel – 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, shot put Katelyn Poth – 1600-meter run Ryan Montez – high jump Kallie Yanta – pole vault Ryan...Article Link

Stockdale High School varsity tennis competed in Port Aransas March 31. This was their last tournament before the District competition scheduled for April 11- 12 in Goliad.Article Link

The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs varsity baseball team hosted the Poth Pirates April 1 for their first matchup of the season. Sophomore Nehemiah Alvarez went 1-for-3 with one double, which marked his first double of the season. Unfortunately, the Mustangs fell to the Pirates, 13-0. The Mustangs traveled to Goliad April 4 to face the Tigers' impressive ball club. Sophomore Layne Stewart had one hit, but that was the only hit for the Mustangs that night. They fell to Goliad, 15-0, leaving them with a record of 1-4 in District play. The Mustangs hosted the Stockdale Brahmas April 8 as they began...Article Link

The Nixon-Smiley golf team traveled to Pleasanton Country Club to compete in the District 26-3A golf tournament March 31. The course was in prime condition and ready for action as the Mustangs, made up of 8 boys and 2 girls, teed off. The boys' team placed fifth, with scores surpassed only by two teams from Poth and two from Goliad. Individual scores are as follows: BoysJax Wynne: 101Julian Amaya: 108 Cash Davis: 110Christopher Mejia: 118Garet Gonzales: 121Branson Nino: 128Kenneth Griffin: 129Elias Villasana: 131GirlsKendra Savoie: 134Natalie Hernandez: 144 Although the season did not conclude with a victory, the student-athletes learned a...Article Link

The Nixon-Smiley Lady Mustangs softball team hosted the Poth Pirettes on April 1 and lost 3-18. They traveled to Goliad on April 4 for the teams' second meeting this season, finishing without any runs on 2 hits, while Goliad scored 13 runs on 12 hits for a loss to the Tigerettes. Highlights from this game, compared to the Lady Mustangs' first meeting with the Tigerettes, include a reduction in errors from 8 in the initial game to only 3 this time. Although the Lady Mustangs were able to put the ball in play, Goliad made only one error, which limited...Article Link

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: A federal judge has ruled that Texas prison heat (no A/C) is unconstitutional but holds short of ordering air conditioning. However, oddly in my opinion, he is still making the plaintiffs engage in a “bench trial” over the issue. What's the point of that given that he has already made the underlying decision. And on that note, even acknowledging that there are problems with heat in some Texas prisons, how in the world is no A/C unconstitutional when the framers and founders had no such thing at the time they wrote and passed the constitution?Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Lubbock Health Dept. says losing federal COVID funds will hurt its handling a measles outbreak – is it even legal to spend those funds on something else?RIP former Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton McClellan Rylander Strayhorn (Carole Multi-name). She was the inaugural inductee into the Pratt on Texas Liars' Hall of Shame (such a high, or should we say low, bar for entry that only two have made in 19 years.)More investigations underway into the East Plano Islamic Center: State Issues Cease-and-Desist to Islamic Group Over Funeral Violations Governor Abbott Announces Texas State Securities Board Investigation Into East Plano Islamic Center Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Issues CID as Part of an Ongo­ing Inves­ti­ga­tion into Real Estate Devel­op­ment Tied to East Plano Islam­ic Center Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! We remember the Massacre (murder) of Texans by Santa Anna at Goliad today.  https://youtu.be/phQajh5E7U4?si=ezcWpkNdqOf8Bmii Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

An address to Texans by Gen. Sam Houston on the Goliad Massacre on March 27, 1836. Stock media provided by Artmuns / Pond5

The Poth varsity Pirates baseball team defeated the Goliad Tigers, 9-7, March 21. Game highlights include: •Pirate junior Major Luna hit 2 home runs and drove in 5. Luna homered in the second and eighth innings. •The Pirates built a 5-run lead in the second inning and then held off Goliad's charge. •Poth was the first to get on the board in the first when sophomore Walker Stevens singled, scoring 2 runs. •The Pirates scored 3 runs in the top of the second on a home run to left field by Luna. •Poth tied the game up in the top...Article Link

The 39th annual Goliad Massacre and Living History Program will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30, in the Presidio La Bahia State Historic Site, 217 Loop 71 in Goliad. Gates will open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. A candlelight tour from 6:30-9 p.m. will be offered, as well. Gates will reopen on Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon. This annual event features a re-enactment of the Battle of Coleto Creek. Visitors will also have the opportunity to walk through re-enactor camps, visit with other historic sites from Texas, and wander the historic grounds...Article Link

Hoy, continuaremos explorando todo lo que la ciudad de Goliad, en su engañosa apariencia de ser una localidad más de Texas, le puede ofrecer a una mente curiosa. La rica historia del Presidio La Bahía es, de muchas maneras, la historia de Texas. Aprendemos sobre la vida Tejana, las batallas frenéticas entre los Mexicanos, los colonizadores Españoles, los recién llegados Americanos y las ideologías contradictorias que añoraban controlar este lugar estratégico. RECORDEMOS EL ALAMO, RECORDEMOS A GOLIAD, se vuelven llamados convocatorios para restaurar la función de nuestros corazones como capillas internas que poseemos y que nos ofrecen refugio, son los diapasones de la vida que rara vez recordamos visitar. Te invito a concebir tu corazón como una sala de estar en la que puedes darle la bienvenida a toda emoción, acógela, y luego, déjala partir. También formulo una pregunta poderosa: ¿Si escucharas la melodía única de tu corazón, la reconocerías?

The Nixon-Smiley Mustang powerlifting team traveled to Victoria Feb. 22 to compete in the Iron Titan Last Boys Qualifier at Victoria East High School. There were 15 schools in attendance including Victoria West, Beeville Jones, Rockport Fulton, Goliad, Robstown, Bay City, Victoria East, Hallettsville, Calhoun, Altair Rice, Cuero, Bloomington, Woodsboro, Ganado, and Yoakum. This is the fifth meet the boys have attended for the regular season, and the Mustangs were champions of each one. This group has had a remarkable year. Coach Kirby is excited as they head into the Regional championship meet, which will be held in Navasota at...Article Link

TODAY, WE WILL CONTINUE EXPLORING THE DEPTHS OF WHAT THE TOWN OF GOLIAD, IN ITS DECEPTIVELY STANDARD SMALL TEXAS TOWN DISGUISE HAS TO OFFER TO A CURIOUS MIND. The rich history of Presidio La Bahía is in many ways, the story of Texas. We learn about Tejano life, the frenetic battles between Mexicans, Spanish colonists, American newcomers and opposing ideologies to control this strategically located place. Remember The Alamo! Remember Goliad! become rallying cries to summon our hearts' function as the inner chapels of refuge we possess, the metronomes of life that we rarely remember to visit. I invite you to envision your heart as a living room in which you can entertain every emotion that appears, unbidden, entertain them, and send them on their way. I also ask a plain and powerful question: Would you even recognize the unique melody of your heart if you heard it?

On this Salcedo Storm Podcast:Roy Boyd is the Sheriff of Goliad County Texas. And Bill Waybourn is the Sheriff of Tarrant County, Texas.

During their last home and District game, the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs held Senior Night Feb. 11. They honored seniors Tristen Mikesh, Aiden Flores, Joaquin Donoso, Nicholas Martinez, and Ryan Paez. Their coaches and underclassmen teammates will miss these seniors. Because their last District game of the season against the Goliad Tigers ended in a loss of 39-41, it forced the Mustangs to a play-in game against their District rival, Stockdale. The teams agreed on a neutral zone of Goliad for the game this past Friday night, Feb. 14. The Mustangs fought hard in the first quarter but found themselves scoreless in...Article Link

Al hallarme la semana pasada, absorta en las gárgulas en el centro de San Antonio, frente al Alamo, comencé una jornada de recuerdos. Reflexioné acerca de nuestra visita reciente a Goliad, y comprendí que el pasado y sus abundantes artefactos son tan elocuentes como las gárgulas y sus muchos parientes arquitectónicos. Recorro los muchos tesoros de la Misión Espíritu Santo, y guardo las reseñas de su compleja y sangrienta relevancia histórica para el próximo episodio. Concluyo en el hotel Emily Morgan de nuevo, observando las gárgulas que representan dolencias humanas. Al procesar noticias actuales, concluyo que El Hombre Verde, así como las gárgulas y las evidencias concretas que emergen de nuestro pasado revelan que la historia tiene sabiduría de inmenso valor para ofrecernos, y arriesgamos nuestro futuro si nuestro presente descarta este principio básico.

As I found myself this week, staring at gargoyles in downtown San Antonio, across from the Alamo, I began a journey of remembrance. I went back to reflect upon our recent visit to Goliad, and realized the past and its abundant artifacts are as eloquent as gargoyles and their many architectural relatives. I delve into the Mission Espiritu Santo's treasures, saving the historical turmoils of Goliad for later. I conclude back at the Emily Morgan Hotel, staring at gargoyles afflicted with human illnesses. Processing some current news, I concluded that The Green Man, as well as gargoyles and concrete evidences emerging from our our past, are revealing that our history has wisdom of immense value to share with us, and we imperil our future if our present neglects this basic principle.

Nixon-Smiley hosted the Poth Pirates on Jan. 20, due to weather (rather than the scheduled Jan. 21 date). The Mustangs' lead contributors in the game were senior Tristen Mikesh with 8 points, one assist, three rebounds, and two steals; senior Nicolas Martinez with 6 points, one assist, two rebounds, and one block; and junior Omar Abundis with 4 points; four assists, and two rebounds. The Mustangs fell to the Pirates with a final score of Poth 58 and Nixon-Smiley 26. The Mustangs did not let the loss at the beginning of the week get them down as they traveled to...Article Link

The Sons of the Republic of Texas (SRT) proudly announces the recipients of the prestigious Presidio La Bahia Award. The awards were presented during a ceremony Dec. 7 at the historic Presidio La Bahia, located on the outskirts of Goliad. This annual honor recognizes outstanding published materials that contribute to the preservation and study of Texas history, particularly the Spanish Colonial era. First place is awarded to The Lost War for Texas, authored by James Aalan Bernsen, a native of Castroville. Bernsen graduated from Texas A&M University in 1995 with bachelor's degrees in journalism and German, and from Texas State...Article Link

The Stockdale High School varsity Lady Brahmas volleyball team traveled to Poth to take on the Pirettes Oct. 1, and break the Pirettes' 92-match District winning streak that began in 2015 and is ranked no. 3 in San Antonio area history! The Lady Brahmas defeated the Pirettes in three sets: 27-25, 25-23, and 25-18. On Oct. 4, the Lady Brahmas hosted the Goliad Tigerettes. Goliad won in three: 11-25, 23- 25, and 18-25. Top Scorers Oct. 4: Aces: LeAnn Wise 2 Blocks: Peyton Keller 4, Harley Wellman 3 Digs: Joslynn West 9, Jamila Zepeda 8 Assist: Joslynn West 25 Kills:...Article Link

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This is part 4 in a series covering the Battle of San Jacinto. On April 21, 1836, the members of the Texian army exacted vengeance for the Alamo and Goliad. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistorylessons.com email: texashistorylessons@gmail.com Twitter: @TexasHistoryL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some of the clearest memories from our youth usually include times we got in trouble. Victor Newman of Waco grew up amidst cowboys in West Texas. In 1923, at the age of ten, he came to live at the recently opened Waco State Home. Newman explains how the home reacted to his cowboy ways: "Well, every time I turned around, well, somebody would grab me up and give me a spanking because of something that I said. And so finally, well, one man there, he spanked me one day. He said, ‘Do you know why I spanked you?' I says, ‘Yeah, because you're bigger than I am.' He said no. He—but they realized the language I was using was what I had heard all my life out there on the ranch. I didn't know I was saying anything wrong." Benny Martinez of Goliad recalls getting caught in his brief life of crime in the 1940s: "I remember once, my brother and I were stealing watermelons—and that's something we country boys did. We used to go in the river here by the rail—where the train crossed, and we were naked as a jaybird. We'd go across the river, up the hill, and we'd go down and crawl in the grass, and go in and grab a couple of watermelons. And this man had hundreds of them. And we'd crawl back and get in the river and let them cool off, and then we'd break them open, you know, and we'd eat them. And the old man told my daddy, ‘Your boys are coming over and stealing my watermelons. They think I don't see them, but I see them.' ‘I'll take care of them.' "'I don't want you boys going over there and stealing any—' ‘No, sir.' That put an end to that. My father put that strap on me once. One time he whipped me, and that was it. He made a believer out of me. I didn't want no more of that." Waco native Helen Geltemeyer describes a scrape she, her youngest brother, and two of his friends got themselves into in the 1930s: "One day my brother, oldest brother, had a brand new car—Ford. And I don't know why he left it at home, but Mama had gone to town shopping. And there that car sat, so my brother decided he wanted to go out to the lake, go swimming. That's before the big lake was built." Interviewer: "Right, right." "I said, ‘If you go, I'll tell on you. You'll have to let me go.' He called Bubby, and he called Allah B. And we picked them up on Twentieth and then right here on Seventeenth. He got his daddy's watch. Away we went out Twenty-fifth. And at Twenty-fifth and Maple, he was turning there, and he—wasn't very smart—we turned over. (laughter) Here I was barefooted with shorts, and I was screaming. I had Bubby's watch. And they said, Helen! Helen! You're stomping me! They let me out first. Bubby said, ‘Where's my daddy's watch?' I had it just aholding on to it. Anyway, we wrecked my brother's car. We finally got somebody to get us home, and my brother left town, and I had to face the consequences. He joined the circus. It had just been here. But he came home. He saw how easy it was. And these boys were good boys. We were just going to go swimming for a little while and come back. That's why we took the watch." Stories of getting in trouble when we were little can make good icebreakers, for we all have them in common. Benny Martinez remembers when his father found out he and his brother had been taking watermelons from a nearby patch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Swimming is a favorite summer activity in Texas, as it provides respite from sweltering temperatures. Charles Armstrong grew up in the Bell's Hill area of Waco and describes where he and other boys would go to cool off: "And from Twenty-ninth Street over where the Baylor stadium is now, there was a fence across there, and it wasn't anything but mesquite patch up there where the stadium is. And it had a little—back over there by the railroad track, had a creek come through there, and it was pretty clear water and had swimming hole up there called Little Lake. And we'd go up there and go swimming in Little Lake. And it was—you had to cut across that pasture there by where the stadium is now to get down to it." The swimming hole was isolated, and the boys were very informal, as Armstrong explains: "If you had some swimming trunks, fine. If you didn't, fine. You could just go in naked, whatever. (laughter) And when a train come along, we all got up and paraded for them as they come by. They'd [be] sitting there with white tablecloths on them tables and little things like we keeps on the table here, little—look like a little lamp there with a candle in it, you know, sitting on a table and people all dressed up in suits and everything. We'd stand out there naked [and] wave at them. (laughter) But we did that—we did that many, many times." Alva Stem, former director of Waco Parks and Recreation, remembers the role of swimming in his childhood in Waco: "My father worked for the police department as a detective, and they were given a pass to the municipal swimming pool, or ‘the beach,' over on North Fourth Street. This was a season pass to go swimming free, and so my brother and I—my brother Jack and I—always went down to the swimming pool once a day to go swimming. Later on in the years, when I became about twelve years old, I was hired as the basket boy, and the basket boy is a young man that takes the baskets that they had there and they would give to the patrons to put their clothes in when they changed into their bathing suits. Then it was my job to put their baskets in the proper numbers in the proper location in the basket room with the swimming pool, and to give the patrons their basket when they came back." John Lott Jr. of Goliad recalls that escaping the heat was sometimes a family affair: "Well, we went to the river every summer for about a month: Cousin Henry and Cousin Ella and Virginia Mae, Aunt Helen and Happy and Butch and our family and Aunt Hattie and Atch. And we had tents, and we'd camp down there at the bend, and Cousin Willy even came down and made a swimming suit out of a gunny sack: cut holes in it and put his feet in it and rolled it up and tied it around here. And we had a diving board and a swing. I know we had a—Dad made them a canvas house, partition with canvas, to where women and men could put on their bathing suits." Swimming helps make the summers in Texas bearable and more enjoyable. That initial splash every time erases all discomfort from the stifling heat. Boys enjoying a swimming hole. (Courtesy of Library of Congress) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode considers the aftermath of the Alamo and Goliad that led to the large migration called The Runaway Scrape as Texans fled the wrath of Santa Anna. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistorylessons.com email: texashistorylessons@gmail.com Twitter: @TexasHistoryL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day:  Political goals trump justice for much of the state's leftwing media as well as many politicians – a sinful shame. Headlines such as “Ken Paxton is Not Vindicated” and “This is Ken Paxton's Texas” show the media going nuts over the dropping the spurious charges levied against Paxton way back in 2015.There never was a case worthy of a trial and once the special prosecutors had a firm court date, a thing they'd worked for years to avoid, they dropped the charges. See enough story links to the Paxton ordeal to be among the most informed here.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Dallas Fed: Modest growth continues in Texas service sector, retail sales continue to fall.Fifth Circuit continues block on Texas immigration law.Governor Abbott Fights Antisemitic Acts At Texas Colleges, Universities. “Acts” yes, speech “no.” The answer to speech we don't like is more speech. Greg Abbott orders colleges to revise free speech policies.We remember the Massacre at Goliad, this day 187 years ago with Brian Burns great song “Goliad.”Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

Parke operates his family's operation, Sarco Creek Ranch but he travelled a lot of miles before landing back there in Goliad. He went to school at Texas Tech and fell in love with the land and the people of west TX. From there he went on to the TCU Ranch Management Program. Besides learning about ranching during this time he also had the opportunity to learn from some of the best horse trainers in the cutting and cowhorse world. He took all this knowledge back to the home place, that has been in the family since the 1800s, and started implementing it. Today they run a cow/calf operation that is always trying to get the most pounds of beef in the most efficient way possible and also a top notch horse program. They also like to break off anytime they can to make the short drive to the gulf and go fishing. Parke understands you need diversity and good people around you to make it in the ranching industry.Diversified Payments:http://Www.diversifiedpayments.com/wealthycowboy

You've heard about "Remember the Alamo" but why are we to "Remember Goliad?" This episode contains first hand accounts by both Texans and Mexicans that were there and lived to tell about it. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistorylessons.com email: texashistorylessons@gmail.com Twitter: @TexasHistoryL The Texas History Lessons Theme song, Walking Through History, was written and recorded by Derrick McClendon. Twitter: @dmclendonmusic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 42 – Texas becomes a Nation – well sort of and not a very successful one. As soon as the provisional government heard about the victory at San Jacinto, government officials headed to the battlefield. Once there they began negotiating with Santa Anna to end the war. May 14 at Velasco, Santa Anna signed two treaties, one for public consumption and the other one was signed and kept secret. The public treaty officially ended hostilities with Mexico and restored settlers private property. Prisoners on both sides were to be released, and the Mexican forces would move south of the Rio Grande. All very popular with everyone. The secret treaty, which would have caused an uproar if the details were made public agreed that Santa Anna would be taken to Veracruz and released. In return, he agreed to have the Mexican government approve the two treaties and to negotiate a permanent treaty. That treaty was to acknowledge that Texas was to be independent of Mexico. It was to also recognize the national boundary as the Rio Grande. Even though the two treaties had been signed, things were not exactly peaceful. In fact, military activity continued along the Gulf Coast. On June 2 Maj. Isaac W. Burton, who was in charge of a company of twenty mounted rangers, noticed the vessel Watchman at anchor in Copano Bay. He grew suspicious and had his men capture it. Once they boarded it they discovered that it carried supplies intended for the Mexican army. On the seventeenth of June, Burton then seized two more vessels, the Comanche and the Fannie Butler. They were also carrying supplies for the Mexican army which had a value of $25,000.  Meanwhile the Mexican Congress renounced Santa Anna, refused to honor his treaties, and demanded that the war with Texas continue. Once word of the Mexican government's actions reached Texas, people began to demand that Santa Anna be put to death. Santa Anna, his secretary Ramón Martínez Caro, and Col. Juan N. Almonte had already been put aboard the Invincible to be returned to Veracruz, but the ship had not yet set sail. Gen. Thomas Jefferson Green, a recent arrival from the United States demanded that President Burnet remove the Mexicans from the vessel and put them into confinement.  Which he agreed to temporarily do. Santa Anna was not executed, instead he was sent to Washington D. C. where he met with President Andrew Jackson. Jackson did send him back to Mexico where Santa Anna discovered he had been deposed as President.  Meanwhile back in Texas, Thomas Jefferson Rusk who had been a general during the battle of San Jacinto and was appointed to the position of Secretary of War, asked President Burnet to relieve him of his command. To succeed Rusk on June 25 Burnet appointed Mirabeau B. Lamar to the post of secretary of war.  BUT word arrived that Gen. José de Urrea was moving Mexican army troops towards Goliad, (remember the Goliad Massacre, which took place during the revolt? Texans were still very angry over the slaughter that took place) Rusk changed his mind about retiring. But since Lamar was now officially the Secretary of War, Burnet was hesitant to do so. At that point Thomas Jefferson Green and Felix Huston, who had come into Texas with a contingent of  volunteers from Mississippi, began to agitate against Lamar. This caused the soldiers to turn against Lamar and Rusk returned to command. Urrea failed to show up at Goliad so Rusk once again vacated his command and the army chose Huston to replace him. More unrest continued in the ranks of the Army as many of the officers openly defied the government. They even threatened to impose a military dictatorship. Internal squabbles were not the only problems the government faced. On May 19th, a force of Comanche and Caddo Indians attacked Fort Parker, in what is known as the Fort Parker Massacre, and captured two women and three children. One of those children was a nine-year-old girl by the name of Cynthia Parker.

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Mike Forman and Gabe Myers return to the studio following Victoria East's victory over Victoria West. It's playoff football time in Texas and the duo discusses what stands out to them in the brackets. Plus, in volleyball No. 1 Goliad faces their toughest test to date in the regional semifinals. Stay tuned till the end as Mike and Gabe discuss what's next after VISD announced that the Victoria high schools could play in different classifications next season for football.

The Goliad Massacre Welcome to Episode 32 of the Hidden History of Texas. This one is slightly out of sequence. It's about the Goliad Massacre. The Alamo has fallen, and Santa Anna is moving through Texas and that brings me to what has been known historically as the Goliad Massacre. While not as well known today, at least outside of Texas and among historians, at the time it is virtually impossible to measure how much support was generated for the cause against Mexico both within Texas and in the United States. One thing is certain, without a doubt, the news of the massacre contributed to the Texan victory at the battle of San Jacinto and helped in sustaining the independence of the Republic of Texas. While Texans and Americans were horrified and angered by the execution of those in James W. Fannin, Jr.'s command, there was precedent for the massacre itself. Additionally, the order of the exterminations by Santa Anna, was permitted by Mexican law. Since this is the case, any discussion of the massacre must take the events and legislation that preceded it into consideration. We must remember that one of the major concerns of Santa Anna was that the colonists would receive help from the United States. His order to treat the colonists and those who resisted as pirates was first tested after November 15, 1835, when Gen. José Antonio Mexía attacked Tampico and three companies who were from New Orleans. One company, which had poor leadership, immediately broke ranks and half of them, along with some wounded were captured by Santa Anna's forces the next day. Twenty-eight of the men were tried as pirates, convicted, and, on December 14, 1835, shot.  Almost a month passed before they were executed, and this gave Santa Anna more than enough time to see the reaction from the United States, over Americans being executed. When there was no immediate reaction from New Orleans, Santa Anna felt he was within his rights to do so. This lead him to believe that he had found an effective deterrent to any American support or aid for Texas. Santa Anna then asked the Mexican Congress for an official decree which directed that all foreigners taken in arms against the government should be treated as pirates and shot. He received that degree in December of 1835. His main army took no prisoners; and Gen. José de Urrea, commander of Santa Anna's right wing was responsible for carrying out those orders. Urrea's first prisoners were survivors of Francis W. Johnson's party, captured near San Patricio on February 27, 1836. According to a report from Reuben M. Potter, Urrea "was not blood thirsty and when not overruled by orders of a superior, or stirred by irritation, was disposed to treat prisoners with lenity." The general reported to Santa Anna that he held the San Patricio fighters as prisoners, Santa Anna ordered him to carry out the decree of December 30. Urrea complied, issuing the order to shoot both the prisoners and prisoners from the battle of Agua Dulce Creek. Urrea though, had no stomach for such actions, and took advantage of the protests of Father Thomas J. Malloy, who was the priest of the Irish colonists, to send the prisoners to Matamoros. He asked Santa Anna to forgive him and essentially washed his hands of the prisoners fate. However, Urrea was faced with the same dilemma in Refugio on March 15, 1836. This time 33 Americans had been captured in the fighting at Nuestra Señora del Refugio Mission, with most of them coming from Capt. Amon B. King's company.  When King and his men burned local ranchos and shot eight Mexicans who were sitting around a campfire this action inflamed their enemies who wanted revenge. Urrea satisfied both his conscience and those around by executing King and fourteen of his men, while "setting at liberty all who were colonists or Mexicans." He faced a more complicated on March 20 after James W. Fannin's surrendered at the battle of Coleto.

Episode 31 -The Runaway Scrape, the Battle of San Jacinto, and Independence It's the spring of 1836 and the Alamo has fallen, folks are scared, and many people have no idea what's going to happen. As a result, what has become known as the Runaway Scrape is taking shape. But what was the Runaway Scrape and why isn't it talked about? Many Texans aren't exactly proud of the Runaway Scrape, because it was created by the Texas settlers who fled from their homes when Santa Anna began his drive into Texas starting in February of 1836. Now looking back in time, you can't really blame the settlers for leaving, after all Santa Anna was determined to crush any semblance of independence or revolution. If you look at a map of Texas it's easy to see the first communities that were affected. Those where those who were in the south central portions of the state. This area centered around San Patricio, Refugio, and San Antonio. Those folks actually began to leave in mid January of 1836 when they heard that the Mexican army was gathering on the Rio Grande. Things intensified once Sam Houston arrived in Gonzales on March 11 and learned about the fall of the Alamo. At that time he decided to retreat inland and east towards the Colorado River, and he ordered all local inhabitants to accompany him. Houston sent riders out from Gonzales to spread the news of the fall of the Alamo. Of course, upon hearing this news and knowing there was nothing between themselves and Santa Anna's troops, people began to leave everything and make their way to safety. As a result, this became an extremely large scale evacuation and the temporary capital Washington-on-the-Brazos was deserted by March 17. By April 1 Richmond and settlements on both sides of the Brazos river were  evacuated. As Houston continued to retreat eastward towards the Sabine River he left every settlement between the Colorado and the Brazos defenseless. For their own safety, those settlers began making their way toward Louisiana or Galveston Island. East Texas areas of Nacogdoches and San Augustine ended up abandoned just before April 13. One of the facts that often goes unreported about the flight was how because of the panic there was little or no preparation. There was also significant fear not only because of the Mexican army but also by the frontier Indians. The refugees traveled by any type of transportation they could find, or they walked. They experienced diseases, the weather was cold, wet, and many of them suffered from a lack of food.  Added to the discomforts of travel and their fear were all kinds of diseases, intensified by cold, rain, and hunger. Many of them died and those who did were buried where they fell. The evacuation continued up to and until they received news of Houston's victory in the battle of San Jacinto. The battle of San Jacinto was the final battle of the Texas Revolution. Due to Sam Houston's constant movement to the East, many Texans thought it would never take place. The army left Gonzales on March 13, 1836, crossed the Colorado River on the 17th, and then pitched camp near present day Columbus on the 20th. During the march Houston had been trying to recruit volunteers and with reinforcements from other groups, the army increased its about 1,200. While this was an improvement, scouts reported that there was close to 1325 Mexican troops west of the Colorado. Then on the 25th, they learned that Fannin had been defeated and his men slaughtered in Goliad. and at that point many of the men left to go join their families on the Runaway Scrape.  Houston was not deterred and led his troops to San Felipe de Austin by the 28th and by the 30th they arrived at the Jared E. Groce plantation on the Brazos River. At this time, interim President David G. Burnet ordered Houston to stop his retreat; Secretary of War Thomas J. Rusk urged him to be more decisive in his defense of Texas. Meanwhile Santa Anna decided to take control of the Texas coast and ...

In this episode, I discuss perhaps the most famous of all battles, the Alamo. In previous episodes, I've discussed the battles that took place Gonzales, Goliad (La Bahia), and the Siege of Bexar (or San Antonio) which took place from October through December of 1835. I've discussed a group of Texans who were very important in the revolution, the Tejanos, the Mexican Texans. Now it's time to look at the actual battle of the Alamo. Before I get too much into the actual story, I need to mention that there have been at least 8 movies made about the alamo, with the 1st being produced in 1915. It was a silent movie called Martyrs of the Alamo and it was produced by D.W. Griffith. Now, let's be honest and fair. Most of the movies about the battle of the Alamo are nonsense. The first of them, the one by D.W. Griffith was total garbage. Griffith, whose contributions to the movie industry cannot be denied,  was a well-known white supremacist  whose movies all reflected that.  Now the 2004 version is probably the most accurate of the movies made about the battle, but even it took what we call literary license with the events that took place, especially in the use of dialogue. So what really happened? One thing that the movies do get correct is there were some big-name folks who fought there. One of them was David Crockett, from Tennessee,  (by the way his actual fiddle is in the Witte Museum in San Antonio, and I once had a chance to hear it played during a recording session that took place in the Alamo Chapel). On different sides of the battle were two men who had once been friends adventurer James Bowie, and Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna. For a large number of Americans and almost all Texans, the battle for the Alamo has become a symbol of patriotic sacrifice and bravery. The men and women who were in the battle were indeed brave and as I mentioned in the beginning, the traditional popular novels, stage plays, and motion pictures, obscure the actual historical event. To understand the reality of the battle, we have to look at why San Antonio and the Alamo itself was strategic. Remember how in December 1835 a Federalist army of Texan (or Texian, as they were called) immigrants, American volunteers, and their Tejano allies had captured San Antonio from the Mexican Army, or the Centralist forces that were there  during the siege of Bexar. As I said in the episode about the Siege of Bexar after the victory, a majority of the Texan volunteers of the "Army of the People" left service and returned to their families. Even though the siege itself was over many members  of the provisional government feared the Centralists would mount a spring offensive. The main issue with that is there were only two main roads leading into Texas from the interior of Mexico.  The first was the Atascosito Road, which stretched from Matamoros on the Rio Grande northward through San Patricio, Goliad, Victoria, and finally into the heart of Austin's colony. The second was the Old San Antonio Road, a Camino real that crossed the Rio Grande at Paso de Francia (the San Antonio Crossing) and wound northeastward through San Antonio de Béxar, Bastrop, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, and across the Sabine River into Louisiana. Each of these roads were blocked by forts. Presidio La Bahía at Goliad and the Alamo at San Antonio. Each spot served almost like an early warning system, ready to alert the Texas settlements of any enemy advance. The Bexar garrison, or the Alamo was commanded by James Clinton Neill. While James Walker Fannin, Jr., took over the forces at Goliad. Many of the settlers had returned to home and that meant that some newly arrived American volunteers made up a majority of the troops at Goliad and Bexar. Both Neill and Fannin were determined to stall the Centralists on the frontier and not let them easily move inland, but they were not delusional. Without speedy reinforcements,

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AUTO-GENERATED TRANSCRIPT: Hey greetings everyone, Lieutenant Colonel Allen West here and welcome to the Steadfast and Loyal program.[MUSIC][ALLEN WEST] Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to the Steadfast and Loyal program. You know, living in Texas, this place just has a wealth of history. Just recently driving down to Port Aransas, we went through Gonzales and we went through Goliad and pulled my wife over and we stopped there La Bahia and we saw the site where Colonel James Fannin and his men were executed by the Mexicans, some 400. Now this month is the 200th anniversary of the Texas Rangers, one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in North America. And so I couldn't think of a better person to talk to about this 200th anniversary than former Texas Ranger Joe Davis who is a fifth-generation Texan and a descendant of George Lamb who fought and was killed at the Battle of San Jacinto for the independence of Texas. He was accepted into the DPS Academy in February of 1963 and in 1968 was promoted to agent in the DPS Intelligence Service station in Houston. He was appointed as a Texas Ranger on the 1st of October 1969. He is now the past president of the former Texas Rangers Association and current president of the former Texas Rangers Foundation and we're joined by Joe Davis right now. It's good to see you Joe. How are you doing? [RANGER DAVIS] Everything's going well, Allen. Just trying to fight this heat that's in Texas but we're doing that well and having a great summer in Fredericksburg. [ALLEN WEST] Yes sir. Well stay inside, drink a lot of tea or lemonade and water and just stay in the air conditioning. Let's talk about this month because it was 200 years ago in August of 1823 when Stephen F. Austin called forward for the first 10 Texas Rangers. You having served as a Texas Ranger, what does this mean for you? Well, you know Stephen F. Austin of course is known as the father of Texas and he brought the first colonists into Texas about 1821 and then of course 1823 saw a need to protect them and that need was fulfilled by 10 men that he hired, became known as Rangers and their job was to protect the settlers that he brought in and little did he probably know at that time when he hired the first 10 that they'd be around for the next 200 years and as a young man growing up, young boy growing up here in Texas and I've become kind of fascinated with the history of Texas and the history of the Rangers and so growing up I made a commitment that one day I'd like to be a Texas Ranger. You know the interesting thing when you think about the state of Texas before there was the Republic of Texas, before there was the state of Texas, there were Texas Rangers so they were there guarding something that had not yet come into its full fulfillment. So you have been the past president of the former Texas Ranger Association and that's an organization that was founded in 1897 so it's about 125 or plus years of age and now you're the president of the former Texas Ranger Foundation and that's been around for over 50 years. So you're kind of a keeper of an incredible legacy. What does that mean for you to be the the guardian of that Texas Ranger folklore and that legacy? Well of course growing up and as I said and then actually becoming a Texas Ranger, it's been a part of my life actually I guess since I was about 14 when I first wrote that letter to Colonel Garrison who was then chief of the Texas Rangers inquiring about the Texas Rangers and he sent me a badge which I have still have and it's hanging in my office. So they've been a part of my life I guess since I was 14 and being a native Texan in the background of the history of my family it really means a lot to be able to be a part of this great history of this state. I thank God every day that I was born in this state and was able to serve as a ranger and be a part of that history and continue to do so today. So what are some of the events that the former Texas Ranger Foundation has planned for this 200th anniversary and can the public come down and participate and be a part of some of these celebrations there in Fredericksburg? [RANGER DAVIS] Yeah we actually are having an event this weekend called Celebrate Texas that we were due to have back in March but because of a storm that came through we had to cancel it and so it's coming together this weekend it'll begin Friday at our Texas Ranger Heritage Center with a play on Captain Bill McDonald, a well-known early ranger who actually is responsible for calling the phrase one right one ranger and Wyatt Earp who is actually pardon me on that right no problem and Wyatt Earp who was actually a descendant of the real Wyatt Earp an actor from Timson will be in Friday night playing the one-man play honoring the Texas Ranger Bill McDonald. So it's been starting with that event and then Saturday we have an all-day event beginning at 9 a.m. we'll have some Indians camped out on the ground some ranger camps we'll have some entertainment here for them be swearing in kids that come to the event they'll be swore in as junior rangers and receive a junior ranger Texas Ranger badge and so it's going to be a great day honoring the 200th anniversary with different ones participating the mayor of Fredericksburg is coming over and reading the proclamation about the design that day Texas Ranger Day here in Fredericksburg. Now a lot of people have come to know Fredericksburg as being this you know wine central location wine capital of Texas but when you think about the history that is there and the former Texas Ranger Foundation and the the ranger heritage center that is there and also Fort Martin Scott can you tell people a little bit more about Fort Martin Scott which is one of the oldest uh forts east I mean west of the Mississippi River. Yeah of course our heritage center is right here in Fredericksburg as you enter the city limits and we had joined Fort Martin Scott.So Fort Martin Scott was actually the first fort built out west to protect this area from the Indians right after Texas became a state in the United States they sent federal troops down here and they needed a place for them and so Fort Martin Scott was in the area that where the settlers were farming here at the time had been here a couple of years so they decided to build the first fort which became Fort Martin Scott in Fredericksburg. Uh the Rangers had a lot to do with this area too at the same time as Captain Jack Hayes, a early well-known ranger, patrolled up this area. He followed what was known as the Penta Trail that had been in existence for a hundred years that came out of San Antonio and run up to direction west northwest and it was made actually by the Indians that they traveled back and forth on and it became a trail that used by the settlers and the rangers. So Fort Martin Scott is a big historical monument here in Fredericksburg being the first fort built out west and we're part of that history because of the rangers that camped in the area like Jack Hayes and others during that time it was in existence. Now not too far away from the heritage center and Fort Martin Scott you got a couple of ranger engagement areas where they had some skirmishes with the local the Comanches there. One of them is Enchanted Rock and I think that's where Captain Hayes kind of became part of the Texas Ranger Forklore. Yeah Enchanted Rock is just a few miles northwest of Fredericksburg. It's a 640 acre granite mountain. It was actually the Indians used it and thought it was a monument that they was very sacred to them. So Captain Hayes of course was out in this area patrolling and got in the area of Enchanted Rock and was camped out there and one day he went up to observe the area from that rock and was surrounded by some Indians and actually had a Indian battle up there and his men who were camped down below heard the shooting and came to his rescue. But that's just a few miles northwest of here and it's still in existence. It's now a state park where people can actually come up there and climb the mountain and observe the same thing that Captain Hayes observed when he was up there on the Enchanted Rock. So the unique thing about you know the Texas Ranger Heritage Center there in Fredericksburg is that you are actually on the ground where the Rangers had an outpost, the Rangers stayed, the Rangers patrolled and there was an Ranger engagement there and there was another I think it's the Battle of Walker's Creek that's not too far away either. Right Battle of Walker Creek was Jack Hayes again which is just south of here located basically between Fredericksburg and the city of Burney andCaptain Hayes had just got some revolvers from the Texas Navy and they were five shot revolvers known as the Patterson, the first revolver made by Cold Factory and he just hit his men a pair of those revolvers and each one of them carried five shots so they had 10 shots before they had to reload. And while they were patrolling out here south of Fredericksburg they spotted a group of Indians and then an engagement occurred with the Indians and actually the historians will tell you that those revolvers was like almost the atomic bomb when it came to battle that much because the Indians wasn't expecting that. They were used to the Rangers firing one shot from their muskets or their pistols that they carried and then had to reload and it's actually surprised the Indians and they were badly defeated that day at that battle because of the new Patterson revolver that Jack Hayes and his men were carrying. [ALLEN WEST] Let's talk about your vision for phase two of the Texas Rangers Heritage Center there. Phase one has been completed you got the beautiful pavilion you got the amphitheater that is there the you know generational ranger statue and of course the the star that has the ranger uh character characteristics and traits. What's that vision for that phase two that you want to bring to Fredericksburg? [RAMGER DAVIS] Yeah that phase two is actually going to be a unique state-of-the-art facility it's going to be more than a museum. When you come to this facility you'll not only see the artifacts you'll also learn the history as you go through there. The museum will be divided into as you enter a theater and a ranger will actually come out as if he's there in person on his horse and tell you about what you're fixing to observe as you go through. There'll be five galleries after you leave the theater and it'll start with actually Austin hiring the first 10 Rangers and you'll be there as if you were actually there as it occurred. Then you'll go into gallery number two and you'll actually be in the city of Gonzales. This was when the Alamo was being fought and a writer comes in to the city of Gonzales with a letter from Travis uh saying that he's surrounded and needing help and in that particular gallery you'll see a mounted ranger group from Gonzales that was just formed and after the letter is read the captain of that group will tell him to mount up we need to go to the Alamo. Well that particular group it was the only group that uh made it into the Alamo. They knew when they left Gonzales they may not get out of there and they actually lost their lives 32 of them in the Alamo that day. They're known now in Texas history as the immortal 32. So that's gonna be part of it and you you travel along through there you'll as history progresses and you'll see an outlaw named John Wesley Harden one of the most notorious outlaws in the state that was responsible for killing over 30 men and the rangers got on his trail and ended up following him all the way to Florida where they arrested him and brought him back and you'll actually be in the train station where he was captured and learned that part of the history and he goes on to uh the modern day ranger and what he does today and how many they are and you'll learn the history of them and then as you leave that area you'll go out to uh what we call the hall of honor. We're different rangers and they're recognized in that hall of honor. Men like uh Sullivan Ross who later in life became uh president of Texas A&M University. He was governor of the state of Texas. Tom Frost who uh was a ranger captain before he formed Frost Bank in San Antonio. Men that not only were rangers but after their ranger career they they uh got involved in Texas and built Texas uh what it is today and what people know about it. A lot of them serving in the rangers and you'll learn that as you exit uh at uh ranger uh hall of honor the many men that that uh did that as well as rangers that served like in my time period and afterward. You know and we can't forget uh Frank Hamer and what he did and bringing uh justice to Bonnie and Clyde you know tracking them down and the unique thing about the galleries that you have set up there in the phase two of the Texas Ranger Heritage Center is broken down based upon the Texas Ranger characteristics and values which are courage, determination, dedication, respect, and integrity and I think that if there's anything that our young people need today it's a lesson in those five Texas Rangers values and that's why it's so important that we get this phase two completed. [ALLEN WEST] How can people support uh the former Texas Ranger foundation in getting that phase two started and completing? [RANGER DAVIS] Well we have several ways I don't know that you can do that through the Farmer Texas Ranger Foundation which I'm currently the president one of the easiest ways is to get involved with us through our membership program. You can go to our website or call our office and when we formed the foundation it's uh we have a board of directors that uh serve it and uh and we first formed it we formed a membership where you could join up a tax deductible donation and you in in that membership uh you receive a certificate uh naming you a uh member of the Farmer Texas Ranger Foundation you join at various ranks from private to major like in the Texas Ranger service and that's one way you can do it other ways we have different areas in the museum that you can join and put your name on maybe a place there that you can uh like it maybe uh in the museum a certain display that uh you can uh donate to and have it named after you are a member of your family so many different ways out there that we raise money through various donations which are all tax deductible and just like that membership if you become a member your name will go on the wall uh in that facility as you enter in the museum into the lobby area to show that you were part of this and so every day we're out there looking to get this thing finished and uh it's time to take everybody that's a part of this state and outside this state uh that to make this uh to complete it and uh so we're looking for those donors out there to and we're anxious to finish it because as I said it's more than a museum right now even in phase one we're having school kids and kids come out and you know what's going on in our country today it's very important that people know about where they came from and how fortunate they are to be a part of this country and this state and our objective is to make these young kids better citizens through those ranger trades you just talked about and we wanted to know you only have one chance in life and you can either be somebody or uh and be a responsible citizen and you don't want to mess that up and you don't want a ranger on your trail so we kind of encourage these kids through this program to be a leader not a follower be a part of what the ranger tradition is all about and be a good citizen and uh make your life complete because there's only one opportunity you know my favorite texas ranger quote does come from captain bill mcdonald and i'm sure that uh it may be recited during the play this weekend and that is a man in the wrong can't stand up against a man in the right that just keeps it coming and that's about persistence that puts it all in perspective and uh and it's a true statement and that's one of the statements actually that Captain Bill McDonald made um the ranger we're honoring friday night here as well as one right one ranger and if you think about it you know the ranger that's their job and and that's basically law enforcement and uh so if a man is done wrong he owes it to society to pay for that wrong and that's why we have law enforcement but uh and that's why we try to encourage these young kids because you have to get them at an earlier age there's so much out there today uh it wasn't out there when I was growing up too and they really have a lot of uh uh things that are presented to them growing up and today with the narcotic problem and other issues out there they really need this training early and that's what we're really trying to do at this facility because if you learn that and and and and that's what the ranger is all about it's not that he's out there trying to arrest people he's out there to prevent all this crime and and to try to tell people to what to do and to do right and if you prevent and if you do prevent to do the crime he is there to see that you to be punished and so uh the ranger has been a big part of this state from the very beginning he's still a big part of it he was an indian fighter at the earliest stages and then got turned into law enforcement after that was finished and he's still out there today wearing that white hat uh trying to do what he's always done and that's to protect the people of this state you know [ALLEN WEST] what would you consider your most memorable moment as a Texas Ranger?[RANGER DAVIS] well I had a lot of good moments you know as a ranger you get involved in a lot of different activities not only in the criminal investigation but with a lot of people you deal with from presidents and governors i've been with uh and it's been an honor to meet a lot of those and to be involved with some of those uh some of the crimes that i had to investigate were pretty terrible crimes that happened out there that brought a lot of public attention but the main part of it was that as a whole uh not one incident but the whole picture of being a ranger at my part was uh just getting up every morning uh knowing i was going to go out there to put on that sink old face old badge as a texas ranger and carry the traditions that the earlier rangers had because you know when you put on that badge alan uh you're putting on a lot of history yeah and when you receive that badge uh uh it's your duty then to keep up that tradition and to honor that badge and what it stands for and so uh every day i got up that was my intention to not let that badge be tarnished to go out and do the job that the ones before me did so my whole career to me was what i always thought it would be as a young man growing up and it was a great honor to wear that badge and to serve the people of this state protect and serve [ALLEN WEST] In our final moments tell us about the former texas ranger foundation gala that's going to be coming up in November down in Kerrville, Texas, down in Hill Country?[RANGER DAVIS] yeah that's a big uh one of our big fundraisers that's how as you said people can really get involved with this and it's a great event. It'll be November uh third and fourth in Kerrville this year it starts out on Friday night where we honor our members and the rangers and our volunteers and we have some entertainment and then Saturday night is the big night we'll have a sit-down dinner and and a live and silent option then we'll have some entertainment this year we're going to really have some great entertainment we're going to have uh George Surratt's son above his straight and ace in the whole band that uh George Surratt plays in he's up and we'll have rangers there and and our members and descendants of rangers that uh be there and uh it'll be a great night and so i encourage you if you're interested in being a part of that go on our website the information will be there will be you can already make reservations there by calling the end of the hills in curvil and we'll be sending out uh invitations and so if you want to come and you haven't been there before be sure and call our office get on our invitation list and and go to our website our website is www uh trhc.org as Texas ranger heritage center dot org or our phone number 830-990-2262 all right November the third and the fourth down in Kerrville, TX, end of the hills for the former Texas Ranger Foundation gala uh above his straight and his ace in the whole band is going to be there and it's just a great celebration [ALLEN WEST] and it'll be a great way to close out this year which is the 200th anniversary of some incredible men and women now the Texas Rangers so again please folks go by Fredericksburg, Texas. Drop in and see Joe Davis at the former Texas Ranger Foundation drop in to the Texas Rangers Heritage Center and wherever you are in the world uh support this organization like I said older than the uh Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Texas Rangers are older the oldest law enforcement agency in North America 200 years this year and we want to thank you Joe Davis for being part of that incredible legacy and may God be with you and thank you for being with us on Steadfast and Loyal[RANGER DAVIS] thank you Allen and uh it's been a real pleasure being with you always [ALLEN WEST] Ladies and gentlemen thank you so very much for joining us on this episode of Steadfast and Loyal. 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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna is the most important person in the history of North America that you probably know nothing about. If you have any impression at all about the "Napoleon of the West" it's that he executed all of the defenders of the Alamo and Goliad. You might think of him as a murderer and a traitor. Mexicans think of him as one of the most corrupt dictators in their country's history. But the true story of Santa Anna is much more complex--and much more interesting--than you would ever imagine. In this episode I'm going to try to convince you that we've gotten Santa Anna wrong all along. If you loved this show, come an be part of the future of this podcast and join a growing community of journalism enthusiasts at Patreon. #history #alamo #mexico #santaanna

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The Mexican Government issued a decree to officially change the name of La Bahia to Villa de Goliad.

Two weeks after the fall of the Alamo, the Texian garrison at Goliad surrendered to another Mexican force, and a week after that, the garrison was executed on the orders of Santa Anna. Santa Anna and his army began marching east, toward the seat of the Texas government, while the Texas army retreated before him. On April 21, the two armies met at the brief but decisive Battle of San Jacinto, after which Santa Anna was captured. Santa Anna then signed the Treaty of Velasco, which ordered all Mexican armies in Texas back across the Rio Grande and which also acknowledged Texas' independence. Join Sean and James as they tell the story of the final actions of the Texas Revolution.

Further restrictive measures passed by Santa Anna's government motivated many Texians to mount a full-scale rebellion in October 1835 at the town of Gonzales. For some, the goal was statehood for Texas within the Mexican republic, but for others, the goal was full independence. A newly formed Texian army attacked Mexican positions at Goliad, Concepcion, and San Antonio, driving the Mexican army back across the Rio Grande. Some Texians believed the revolution was over and that they had won. But had they? “Come and take” in Sean and James' narration of the beginning of the Texas Revolution.

March 27, 1836 was Palm Sunday, a holy day. But the Mexican dictator Santa Anna didn't care, he was out for blood. He ordered hundreds of Texian prisoners executed in cold blood at the Presidio La Bahia at Goliad. The prisoners were split into groups and marched away from the fort. The soldiers proceeded to kill all the prisoners...or did they. Hear a harrowing tale of survival and freedom in the latest episode of Wise About Texas.