He was kind of guy looking for a Second Chance in texas. He had a colorful past. Hes been governor of tennessee. Hes had a political life. Hes got military experience with the u. S. Army. He was an officer. After losses, houston want to preserve himself for a better day. To find a way that the enemy was at a disadvantage. Welcome to san antonio, texas. Behind me fret famous building. That is the Church Inside the alamo where the famous battle took place. Well talk about this battle. Before we do that, i want to flashback, flashback to what texas was like back in 1820 when moses austin started bringing americans right here. What brought americans to texas in 1820 . Its a time when people were on the move. Because theres opportunity and theres also hardships to escape. What texas offers is both of those. You come to texas because the opportunity is land and at that time, land is livelihood. If you dont have land, you cant make a living. Many people think of texas is west texas. Where its