I don’t think TR has ever gotten the attention he deserves-too many dismiss him as just some rough guy who happened to become president-but he was far more than that-my grandfather-a rough rancher in SW Texas-was a great admirer...
My ancestors came to Texas in the 1780’s-they left Spain in the late 15th century-so we’ve been Texans and Americans first a rather long time-like pretty much everyone who came to the New World so long ago, we do have Native ancestry, too-people here don’t make a big deal about that, since it is common...
I lived in Texas for 10 years. I may end up there again.