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Forget the Alamo

Fort Worth Weekly 11 Aug 2021
Jim Bowie, William Barret Travis, and Davy Crockett. All three died at the Alamo, and their surnames are memorialized on schools, streets, buildings, and even entire counties ... and con man,” Travis as “a pompous, racist agitator,” and Crockett as a “self-promoting old fool.”.
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Forget the Alamo unravels a Texas history made of myths, or rather, lies

San Antonio Current 11 Jun 2021
Jim Bowie, William Barret Travis and Davy Crockett. All three died at the Alamo and their surnames are memorialized on schools, streets, buildings, and even entire counties. They pull no punches describing Bowie as a “murderer, slaver, and con man;” Travis as “a pompous, racist agitator;” and Crockett as a “self-promoting old fool.”.
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Laredo boy celebrates birthday giving doughnuts to LPD officers

LMT Online 29 Jun 2020
Laredoan Christian Guajardo had the celebration for his eighth birthday canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... In total, however, she said more than 30 vehicles passed through the event ... He would love to name it Crockett, which is another famous surname in Texan politics and law enforcement, and he pointed out how that history inspires him ... ....
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