Travis County

In the early 1800s, open rebellions—when slaves armed themselves and rose up against their white oppressors—happened, but they were rare. In 1800, a slave named Gabriel Prosser made plans to revolt in Henrico County, Virginia. Freeman Denmark Vesey led a rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. Nat Turner’s Rebellion was the biggest and bloodiest slave uprising in American history. It was also the most influential because the immediate forces it set in motion. The rebellion caused…

more axes,” to Sam Houston before destroying vince’s bridge, but “Deaf” Smith’s name and legacy has been put in our textbooks, brains, our own thoughts, and in our hearts. Which is where it will always be. Erastus “Deaf” Smith was born in Duchess County, New York, on April 19, 1787 to Chilaib and Mary Smith, and during his childhood Erastus contracted a disease, which caused him to lose his hearing. Afterwards in 1799-1800 his family moved to Natchez, Mississippi Territory. Which is where he…

like to live there. Nevertheless, the pull to return remains. This town holds my roots. My grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts, uncles and cousins a hundred years removed were born and lived and died there. It is hard to find a single graveyard in the county were my ancestors are not represented. My great-grandparents returned there from the World Wars, and their grandparents before them returned there from the Civil War. So it is that every year, in the footsteps of my ancestors, I also return…

speech. It all started when he was young with his exposure to the Texas revolution according to James Crisp in page 1 “The iconic heroes of the Texas Revolution were all around me, in the names of our streets schools, our cuties and Counties Houston, Austin, Fannin, Travis, Bowie, Crockett”. This influence was even carried to his back yard during the “Davy Crockett craze” when he would reenact the battle and pretend to kill Mexicans as David Crockett. The author grew up being exposed to the…

lunch and left Morgan my car. Go figure. I chose to hangout with Tucker today. Tucker is my best friend from school. I called him Bones because he was super skinny. He had dark skin with brown eyes, and wore the hand me downs from his older brother Travis who is very close with Morgan. He had horrible eyesight and made up for it with the thick lenses in his glasses. His memory was shot from smoking so much pot, and his hearing seemed to get worst every day. Mom did not like Tuck because he…

Advancements in technology have allowed police agencies to acquire new devices that make their job more efficient and safe. The Taser gun also known as the stun-gun is one of the devices that many law enforcement agencies have introduced over the past several years. According to Michael D. White and Justine Ready from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, there are over 8,000 law enforcement agencies that have adopted the stun-gun (pg. 1, 2007). The main purpose of the stung-gun is to stop…

We moved from Ohio just over two years ago to Historic Cocoa Village. We consider ourselves the only two residents of this town as we live in the true heart, above a shop front. It is for that reason that I thought it was a fantastic opportunity to learn the history of the place we call home. Hundreds of miles away on interstate 95 you can see signs for Historic Cocoa Village what is it about this town settled by fisherman that make it so appealing to both young and old alike. With its…

Uber is Safe Uber has drivers in over 400 cities worldwide. “Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp had trouble hailing a cab. So they came up with a simple idea—tap a button, get a ride. What started as an app to request premium black cars … is now changing the logistical fabric of cities around the world.” Uber is a safe alternative to taxis because Uber provides information on the driver and the car. Also all Uber drivers are background checked, and rides in the Uber are tracked with GPS. Uber is…

$1.3 million from supporters. Clinton did not have as large of a media presence as Sanders but still performed the strongest of all five candidates. “Hillary has had a rough start trying to run for president again,” Eric Sheppard, a judge in Travis County, said. “But after watching the debate, I can tell she is ready and prepared to handle anything thrown her way as president.” Clinton’s camp told MSNBC that her campaign was riding on her either doing poor or extremely well in this debate. Many…

Taylor Swift could relax a little bit a lot more quickly-- a minimum of for today-- as an additional among her claimed stalkers has actually been jailed. E! Information could verify Frank Andrew Hoover, was placed behind bars on Thursday after Austin authorities apprehended him complying with an occurrence that happened on October 22. We got the authorities files, which claim Hoover tracked Swift after her show at the Formula 1 race, presumably following her motorcade back to the flight…