“God bless the re-born Republic of Texas!”
* * *
By 9:00 a.m. the next morning, Scotland had announced it was recognizing the Republic of Texas’ sovereignty and welcomed them as a nation. Scotland was soon followed by Ukraine and France.
Pressed hard by their constituents, formal impeachment proceedings were gaining popularity, with the GOP announcing it had the votes for impeachment.
The state legislatures in South Carolina, Oklahoma, Georgia, Missouri and Alabama signaled that they were drafting legislation that mirrored the Texas referendum.
Jamail Tibbs was arrested leaving the White House by Alexandria, Virginia police after the local district attorney issued a warrant for his arrest relating to the “whistleblower” Spilner couple’s deaths. For all his efforts to see the governor of Texas do the “perp” walk, Tibbs did his own for the entire world to see.
The girl who died at the bottom of the escalators in Chuck Dixon’s arms was a nineteen-year-old student at the University of Houston named Amanda Flores. Her stitched “1789” flag sits among the most famous flags in Texas history.
Gov. Brahman and Pops Younger traveled to the suburbs of Austin the next morning to pay their respects to Christy and Colton Dixon.
Sitting in the living room with the little family, the governor turned to Colton. “Son, your dad was a true Texas patriot. He was as brave as Travis, Crockett, Houston or Bowie. His name will be forever linked with freedom, liberty and justice. I want you to know that Pops and I had the greatest respect for him. Without your dad, Texas would never have had this election and we wouldn’t be free today.”
“I’ve seen TV programs that say Texans committed treason. Is that true?” asked young Colton.
“Son, one man’s treason is another man’s patriot,” answered Pops, not fully sure if Colton understood.
“They say Texas is A State of Treason,” said Colton.
Pops adjusted his cowboy hat, smoothed over his handlebar mustache and pondered Colton’s comment for a few seconds, then smiled.
“Son, Texans wouldn’t have it any other way!”
“I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion. And this is true to the extent that people either passionately love Texas or passionately hate it and, as in other religions, few people dare to inspect it for fear of losing their bearings in mystery or paradox. But I think there will be little quarrel with my feeling that Texas is one thing. For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical appearance, and for all the internal squabbles, contentions, and strivings, Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America. Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study, and the passionate possession of all Texans.”
~ John Steinbeck (1902-1968)
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
Author of “The Grapes of Wrath”
About the Author
Early in his life growing up in San Antonio, Texas, David Thomas Roberts made regular trips to The Alamo with visiting family, friends, and schoolmates. The story of The Alamo, the spirit of all its Texian Heroes, and the fight for Texas independence left an indelible impression on him that has endured a lifetime. As a “naturalized” Texan, Roberts has become a staunch defender and admirer of all things Texas, including the Republic’s rich history of fierce independence, self-reliance, liberty, unique history, culture and people. Roberts is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of a technology firm he founded and owns several businesses. He is active in politics and is an accomplished public speaker. Roberts lives in Montgomery, Texas—the birthplace of the Lone Star flag—with his wife of thirty-plus years. Together, they have four grown children and one grandchild, all of whom have been blessed to have been born “Native Texans.”
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