Only 11 native Texians died at the Alamo. The rest were outsiders. 55 men from "Yankee" states died defending the Alamo (nearly 1/3 of the total). None of the Presidents of the Republic of Texas were native Texans.fickman wrote:Maybe it's because my mom was born in Missouri (she moved here at 2 years old) and my wife was born in New Orleans (she was three for six months. Her family is all Texan - her dad was there temporarily for a job that happened to coincide with her arrival).Reds45ACP wrote:Most native Texans HATE non-natives.
Now, trust me, they're both WELL aware that they aren't native Texans. . .
. . . but as Hank Hill (also not a native Texan) discovered. . . neither were Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, or William Barrett Travis.
In fact, many of our revered founding fathers were men running from some sort of scandal, controversy, or failure.
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- Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:14 pm
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