you all know thomas rusk was the secretary of state of the war against mexico. and sam houston, of course, was the commander in chief. and they were very close, and they were great friends. they were bonded. they were the first two senators from texas as well. so i'm in the rusk line. john cornyn is in the sam houston line. but thomas rusk was a beautiful writer, and there's not as much written about him as there is about sam houston. but he was a wonderful writer. and when he reported on the battle of san ya sin toe and the revolution, here's what he wrote. now, this was in 1836 right after the battle. the men of texas deserved much credit, but more was due the women. armed men facing a foe could not but be brave. but the women with their little children around them without means of defense or power to resist faced danger and death with unflinching courage. and i think that acknowledgment of the role of women even back in the 1830s was so appropriate. and i wanted to make sure that the role of women in texas just like the role of women in america from my first

you all know thomas rusk was the secretary of state of the war against mexico and the commander in chief. they were very close and they were really friends and they were the first two senators from texas as well. john cornyn is in this line. but thomas is a beautiful writer. there is not as much written about him, but he was a wonderful writer and when he reported on the revolution, here is what he wrote. he said this was in 1836, right after the battle. the man deserves much credit. but more so do the women. armed men facing a foe. but the women, with the little children around them, without means of ser powers to resist, faced danger and death with unflinching coverage. and i think that that acknowledgment in the role of women, even back in the 1830s, it was just so appropriate. i wanted to make sure that the role of women, just like the role of women in texas, was part of our history. i do talk about the revolution and the women who were there in the revolution. he dedicated this book to her. but she loved another gentleman who became the secretary of state. and so there is a part abo