It was at one time the social and economic center for Stephen F. Austin’s colony, but today fewer than a thousand people live in the rural community of San Felipe, whose history contains a surprising tale of sacrifice during the Texas Revolution.
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Remembering the Texas Town That Did, Indeed, Start the Fire
A museum in San Felipe, 40 miles west of Houston, commemorates the unique history behind Stephen F. Austin’s founding colony.
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Texas Country Reporter: Dispatches
Every week, we share dispatches from Texas Country Reporter, the long-running TV show that invites you to hop in and travel along to explore the back roads of Texas.
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