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The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs have officially secured a UIL playoff berth, clinching fourth place in District 26-3A as they headed into their final District game Feb. 17 against District leader Goliad. The Mustangs battled through a competitive District schedule this season, showing steady improvement and resilience along the way. After facing early challenges in District play, Nixon-Smiley responded with key wins down the stretch to lock up a postseason spot. Balanced scoring, improved defensive effort, and strong team chemistry helped the Mustangs remain competitive throughout the season and position themselves for playoff basketball. Tuesday's matchup against Goliad serves as the regular-season...Article Link

The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs closed out the first round of District play with back-to-back losses, first falling on the road to Poth before returning home and dropping a contest to Goliad. Despite the results, the Mustangs continue to focus on growth and preparation as they head into the second round of District play. In the road matchup at Poth, Nixon-Smiley competed well early but struggled to slow down the Pirates down the stretch. Henry Benavidez led the Mustangs with 13 points, while Omar Abundis added 12 and provided a steady presence on both ends of the floor. The Mustangs shared the...Article Link

A South Texas house fire kills Patricia Leigh Mills, while her young son escapes. When her husband remarries just months later, suspicion grows and questions emerge. Andrea Canning reports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A richly detailed history of daily life for colonial Spanish soldiers surviving on the eighteenth-century Texas Gulf Coast. In 1775, Spanish King Carlos III ordered the capture of American pelicans for his wildlife park in Madrid. The command went to the only Spanish fort on the Texas coast—Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía in present-day Goliad. But the overworked soldiers stationed at the fort had little interest indulging a king an ocean away. Their days were consumed with guarding their community against powerful Indigenous peoples and managing the demands of frontier life. The royal order went ignored. Wrangling Pelicans: Military Life in Texas Presidios (U Texas Press, 2025) brings to life the world of Presidio La Bahía's Hispano soldiers, whose duties ranged from heated warfare to high-stakes diplomacy, while their leisure pursuits included courtship, card playing, and cockfighting. It highlights the lives of presidio women and reveals the ways the Spanish legal system was used by and against the soldiers as they continually negotiated their roles within the empire and their community. Although they were agents of the Spanish crown, soldiers at times defied their king and even their captain as they found ways to assert their autonomy. Offering a fresh perspective on colonial Texas, Wrangling Pelicans recreates the complexities of life at the empire's edge, where survival mattered more than royal decrees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

A richly detailed history of daily life for colonial Spanish soldiers surviving on the eighteenth-century Texas Gulf Coast. In 1775, Spanish King Carlos III ordered the capture of American pelicans for his wildlife park in Madrid. The command went to the only Spanish fort on the Texas coast—Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía in present-day Goliad. But the overworked soldiers stationed at the fort had little interest indulging a king an ocean away. Their days were consumed with guarding their community against powerful Indigenous peoples and managing the demands of frontier life. The royal order went ignored. Wrangling Pelicans: Military Life in Texas Presidios (U Texas Press, 2025) brings to life the world of Presidio La Bahía's Hispano soldiers, whose duties ranged from heated warfare to high-stakes diplomacy, while their leisure pursuits included courtship, card playing, and cockfighting. It highlights the lives of presidio women and reveals the ways the Spanish legal system was used by and against the soldiers as they continually negotiated their roles within the empire and their community. Although they were agents of the Spanish crown, soldiers at times defied their king and even their captain as they found ways to assert their autonomy. Offering a fresh perspective on colonial Texas, Wrangling Pelicans recreates the complexities of life at the empire's edge, where survival mattered more than royal decrees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

A richly detailed history of daily life for colonial Spanish soldiers surviving on the eighteenth-century Texas Gulf Coast. In 1775, Spanish King Carlos III ordered the capture of American pelicans for his wildlife park in Madrid. The command went to the only Spanish fort on the Texas coast—Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía in present-day Goliad. But the overworked soldiers stationed at the fort had little interest indulging a king an ocean away. Their days were consumed with guarding their community against powerful Indigenous peoples and managing the demands of frontier life. The royal order went ignored. Wrangling Pelicans: Military Life in Texas Presidios (U Texas Press, 2025) brings to life the world of Presidio La Bahía's Hispano soldiers, whose duties ranged from heated warfare to high-stakes diplomacy, while their leisure pursuits included courtship, card playing, and cockfighting. It highlights the lives of presidio women and reveals the ways the Spanish legal system was used by and against the soldiers as they continually negotiated their roles within the empire and their community. Although they were agents of the Spanish crown, soldiers at times defied their king and even their captain as they found ways to assert their autonomy. Offering a fresh perspective on colonial Texas, Wrangling Pelicans recreates the complexities of life at the empire's edge, where survival mattered more than royal decrees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

A richly detailed history of daily life for colonial Spanish soldiers surviving on the eighteenth-century Texas Gulf Coast. In 1775, Spanish King Carlos III ordered the capture of American pelicans for his wildlife park in Madrid. The command went to the only Spanish fort on the Texas coast—Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía in present-day Goliad. But the overworked soldiers stationed at the fort had little interest indulging a king an ocean away. Their days were consumed with guarding their community against powerful Indigenous peoples and managing the demands of frontier life. The royal order went ignored. Wrangling Pelicans: Military Life in Texas Presidios (U Texas Press, 2025) brings to life the world of Presidio La Bahía's Hispano soldiers, whose duties ranged from heated warfare to high-stakes diplomacy, while their leisure pursuits included courtship, card playing, and cockfighting. It highlights the lives of presidio women and reveals the ways the Spanish legal system was used by and against the soldiers as they continually negotiated their roles within the empire and their community. Although they were agents of the Spanish crown, soldiers at times defied their king and even their captain as they found ways to assert their autonomy. Offering a fresh perspective on colonial Texas, Wrangling Pelicans recreates the complexities of life at the empire's edge, where survival mattered more than royal decrees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The San Antonio River Authority invites all to discover the river beyond the downtown river walk from San Antonio to Goliad on the Fall 2025 Discovery Hunt Friday, Oct. 10, through Sunday, Oct. 19. Experience San Antonio's great outdoor spaces while completing missions in the San Antonio River Watershed through the GooseChase app. Prizes will be awarded to top finishers. For information, visit sariverauthority.org/event/discovery-hunt-fall-2025/ or find Helton San Antonio River Nature Park on Facebook.Article Link

The East Central varsity Lady Hornet volleyball team is enjoying a 12-5 overall record. Scores (8/12) fell to Veterans Memorial, 3-0(8/15) def. Highlands***, 2-0(8/15) def. Edison***, 2-0(8/15) def. Southside***, 2-0(8/16) def. TMI-Episcopal***, 2-1(8/16) def. Jay***, 2-0(8/16) def. South San Antonio***, 2-0(8/19) def. SA Roosevelt, 3-0(8/21) def. Medina Valley***, 2-1(8/21) def. Goliad***, 2-0(8/21) def.Comfort***, 2-0(8/22) def. MacArthur***, 2-1(8/22) fell to Pioneer***, 2-0(8/22) fell to Edinburg***, 2-0(8/23) fell to Corpus Christi VeteransMemorial***, 2-1(8/25) def. South San Antonio***, 2-0(8/26) def. San Antonio Christian, 3-2***Tournament The Lady Hornets hosted Jay Sept. 2 and will host Judson on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m.Article Link

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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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

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

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

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 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?

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.

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.

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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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It's time for a 3-day road trip! In this episode, we take to the open road to experience some of South Texas' smaller towns and their chilling, haunting and often tragic histories. Join us for abandoned hospitals, executions, battles, and historic Cemeteries. Welcome to Goliad, Victoria and Yorktown, Texas.  Created by: Fred & Stephen Garza-Guzman Written by: Fred Garza-Guzman Edited and Produced by: Stephen Garza-Guzman Music: Roybushband, TheoJT, Diamond_Tunes and Pixabay Sound Effects: Capella Ducis and Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/curious-travels/message

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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

An enduring American legend, hear what actually happened at the Battle of the Alamo David Crockett By 1817, after emerging from the military, David situated his family in Lawrence County, Tennessee as one of the area's first inhabitants.  Making a living as a professional hunter, mostly of wild bears, Crockett also began to involve himself in local politics, serving as a county commissioner and eventually as a state appointed justice of the peace.  He also served several terms in the state legislature and was eventually elected to the US House of Representatives in 1826.  He was re-elected to a second term in 1828 but ran into trouble when he emphatically opposed Andrew Jackson's plans to relocate native Americans, an especially unpopular stance in Jackson's home state of Tennessee.  Defeated for re-election in 1830, he was returned to Congress one more time in 1833.  It was during this time period that Crockett co-wrote an autobiography entitled, “A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee,” an attempt to take advantage of popularity generated by an 1831 play entitled, “The Lion of the West,” about a larger than life pioneer named Nimrod Wildfire, but obviously fashioned after Crockett.  It was during his publicity tour promoting this book's publication that a quote attributed to Crockett discussing his immediate political future appeared in numerous newspapers, “I told the people of my district that I would serve them as faithfully as I had done; but if not, they might go to hell, and I would go to Texas.” Jim Bowie Bowie became nationally famous after an incident that occurred on September 19, 1827 known as the Sandbar Fight. The conflict, essentially a violent, murderous brawl between two competing business and political entities competing over elected offices and business interests in Central Louisiana resulted after a duel that occurred on a sandbar situated on what was then neutral territory along the Mississippi River, near Natchez, Mississippi.  Initially two men, Samuel Wells and Dr Thomas H. Maddox, fought a formal duel that typically concluded with shots fired but no injuries.  While these two individuals seemed content to bury the hatchet, several other members of each contingent had a history of animosity and violent interaction.  A spontaneous gunfight broke out in which Jim Bowie was first wounded in the leg, sending him to his knees.  Bowie then got up and unsheathed the large hunting knife he always carried for protection and lunged after the individual who shot him, Robert Crain.  Bowie was knocked to the ground again when Crain hit him with the butt of his now empty pistol.  Norris Wright, an individual who had previously tried to shoot Bowie on another occasion, then fired an errant pistol shot and followed that up with a sword cane attempt to stab Bowie in the chest.  The thin blade apparently stuck in Bowie's sternum, while he then mortally plunged his 9 by 1.5 inch knife into Wright's mid-section, ripping upward.  Wright bled out quickly while other assailants continued to stab and shoot at Bowie, but he successfully fought off his attackers, suffering two bullet wounds and seven knife wounds, including the sword cane that was impaled in his chest.  In total, two men were killed, four injured, including Bowie who needed months to recuperate.News of this sensational episode spread initially through regional and then national newspapers, with the focus on Bowie, his outsized knife as well as aggrandizing tales of roping alligators on the bayou and similar exploits, transforming him into a frontiersman in the fashion of Daniel Boone.  Subsequently, business boomed in the production of Bowie styled knives and Bowie himself wore one, sheathed, for the rest of his life.  William Travis Smith then turned to the individual designated as officially responsible for recruiting soldiers into the newly elected provisional government's army, William B. Travis, and ordered him to reinforce the garrison at San Antonio.  Travis was previously supposed to round up as many as one hundred men into a cavalry force, which he would lead as a lieutenant colonel.  Of the three most famous individuals killed at the Battle of the Alamo, Jim Bowie, David Crockett and William Travis, Travis was by far the most obscure at the time of the incident.   Santa Anna Fifteen years earlier, in 1821, a lengthy military insurgency was able to unofficially establish Mexico's independence from Spain.  Although Spain sporadically attempted to reassert control over the country, all of these efforts ultimately failed.  However, the Mexican government and political situation remained both violent and unstable.  From this chaos emerged the general and warlord, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, a military figure who achieved national prominence for his role in defeating Spanish attempts to reclaim Mexico.  Santa Anna eventually consolidated political and military authority and in 1835, dissolved the Mexican constitution attempting to transform the Mexican government from a loosely autonomous group of Mexican states into an entity controlled by a federal government.   General Urrea While Santa Anna casually headed east toward what he believed would be an eventually similar destruction of both the Texian government in San Felipe, Texas and any remnants of a Texian army, Fannin was ordered by Sam Houston to abandon Goliad and head east towards Victoria, Texas.  He was pursued by another army commanded by General Jose de Urrea, which originated in Matamoros and was proceeding directly toward Goliad.   A typical bowie style knife By 1830, Bowie, hearing of land speculation opportunities in Texas, set out for the territory.  He formally introduced himself to such prominent locals as Stephen F. Austin and then, after taking an oath of allegiance to Mexico, began acquiring cheap land grants, ultimately setting in San Antonio de Bexar.  There he began romancing the nineteen year old daughter of Juan Martin Veramendi, the wealthiest businessman and politician in the region.  Bowie eventually married Ursula de Veramendi, went into business with his father in law and professed to be a wealthy and successful businessman in his own right, selling his holdings outside of Texas.  However, after his land sales in Arkansas were ruled fraudulent, he relied mostly on his relatives for both housing and living expenses.  Involving himself in the secessionist politics of the region, Bowie was a firm believer in creating a Texas independent from Mexico.

An enduring American legend, hear what actually happened at the Battle of the Alamo. James Fannin Fannin's typically sluggish retreat left him out in the open and resulted in a March 19 battle near Coleto Creek only a few miles east of Goliad.  Fannin's men successfully repulsed repeated Mexican attacks but suffered many wounded troops that they could neither treat or transport.  The following morning, with another Mexican attack imminent, Fannin surrendered with Urrea only promising that he would try to intercede with Santa Anna to spare any prisoners, although most of the Texians, who in a written agreement were officially categorized as prisoners of war, believed that they were to be pardoned.  Knife allegedly used by David Crockett at the Alamo While even some Mexican accounts have David Crockett inflicting dozens of casualties, many with his bare hands and a rifle butt, several eyewitnesses claimed he was actually captured alive and subsequently executed with the half dozen defenders Santa Anna personally ordered killed only minutes after the battle's conclusion.  Susannah Dickinson did say in several interviews that she saw Crockett's mutilated body in the plaza, after the battle, his distinctive fur cap lying at his side. Sam Houston as a US Senator Sam Houston emerged as the leading political figure in Texas, winning election over Stephen F. Austin as President of the Republic of Texas and ultimately Houston was elected to the US Senate.  While loyal to the state of Texas, he personally opposed secession from the Union and died in 1863 before the end of the Civil War.   San Jacinto Memorial column at the site of the battlefield Charging out of wooded areas which concealed their initial advance, Houston's troops, shouting Remember the Alamo and Remember Goliad inflicted a lopsided 18 minute victory, much of it spent massacring surprised and unarmed fleeing Mexican troops, over 600 killed and 700 taken prisoner.  Santa Anna escaped for the moment; he was caught the following day, hiding along the river bank dressed in a private's uniform and slippers.  Only his value as the de facto ruler of the Mexico prevented his immediate execution.  The Alamo today Today, most of the former Alamo complex has been swallowed up by downtown San Antonio.  The only remaining structures are the former mission chapel, familiar to most Americans and part of the Long Barrack, with two small courtyards in between.  However, the distinctive oval roof line over the front entrance of the chapel building was not added until 1849.  Initially, after the Texas revolution the military used the chapel as a warehouse, other parts of the complex were used by private interests for commercial purposes.  The chapel eventually reverted back to the Catholic Church who sold it to the state of Texas.  

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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.