My family came to the Republic of Texas in 1839.
One of my ancestors was born in Texas during the Republic, but others came during Reconstruction.
They moved to this county in 1889. The title on one of our farms has 3 names on record, all in the family. From father to daughter to nephew.
Outsiders often mistake love of Texas as pride or arrogance. It is neither. It is based in love of freedom and open spaces. There is no recovering from that.
“Texas is not where you were born but a State of Heart, Mind and Attitude” TF