H/T: Searching History (Note from the Hermit: I want to remind all my fellow History buffs to Subscribe to fellow Marine Mustang’s two blogs: Searching History and Fix Bayonets) J. E. McCord — Texas Ranger In modern times, parents give their children unusual first names to set them apart from other kids. Naming…
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Sovereign States and Independent Republics
Via: Searching History Sovereign States and Independent Republics At one time, the Republic of Texas was a sovereign state in North America. It existed from 2 March 1826 to 19 February 1846. It shared a border with the Republic of Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande (another Mexican breakaway republic), and the United…
Texas News: Senate Passes Bill Allowing Local, State Police To Arrest Illegal Immigrants
Don’t Mess With Texas: Senate Passes Bill Allowing Local, State Police To Arrest Illegal Immigrants I hate to always have to be the pessimistic ‘Debbie Downer’, but just like with 95% of the legislation passed by the State regarding illegal immigration, this is yet another kayfabe tactic, aka a political ruse to pacify the…
Know Your Texas History: The Great Comanche Raid of 1840
The Great Raid With raids on civilians and hostage-taking back in the news, I looked up the Comanches’ Great Raid of 1840 that destroyed forever the Texas port city of Linnville, about halfway between Houston and Corpus Christi. As with many ethnic conflicts, who were the bad guys and who were the good guys…
The Texas Nationalist Battle Cry
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The Texas Bad Ass Files: Cicero Rufus Perry aka “Old Rufe”
H/T Wynn Also known as “Old Rufe,” Cicero Rufus Perry was born in Alabama in 1822. At the age of 11, he moved with his family to Texas, where he would later go on to become a famed Texas Ranger. As history goes, Perry played a role in the siege of Bexar. Following…
Texas News: What Lurks Below
The Texas drought caused some World War I-era shipwrecks to resurface on a river near Beaumont Susan Kilcrease was worried a piece of U.S. history would be altered or damaged after it surfaced on the Neches River last week. Parts of several shipwrecks recently surfaced on the southeast Texas river due to lower water…
Texas News: Happy Belated San Jacinto Day!
Happy San Jacinto Day, 2023: Texas Celebrates 187 Years Of Not Being Ruled By Mexico Sorry folks, yesterday was extremely busy and I neglected to Celebrate a Red Letter Date in my beloved State’s History: San Jacinto Day! The San Jacinto Column, the world’s tallest monument, was built in 1936 by Sons and Daughters of the Republic of Texas who…
Two Rode Together
Oliver Loving and Charles Goodnight made history in 1866, and 120 years later Larry McMurtry made them legends The story of Loving and Goodnight influenced Texas Western writer Larry McMurtry to write one of the most authentic and influential western saga’s of our time, Lonesome Dove.
Remembering Waco Thirty Years Later
Remembering Waco Thirty Years Later 30 years ago today, the ATF raided the Branch Davidians’ church/home on a bullshit gun warrant. They murdered 6 innocent people and lost 4 of their own to defensive fire. 51 days later Bill Clinton sent the FBI Hostage Rescue Team and Delta Force to finish them off. I highly…