(The Center Square) – On April 21, 1836, defenders of Texas freedom won the Battle of San Jacinto in 18 minutes, defeating Mexican forces and establishing the Republic of Texas, an area that would become the western half of the United States. made possible the construction of
Among them was Jesse Lindsay McClochlan, who served as a bridesmaid at the wedding, on orders from General Sam Houston.
The Battle of San Jacinto was “one of the most decisive and consequential battles in the history of the United States, and indeed the Western world,” according to the San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association. The Center Square reported today that Republican governors supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, are from former territories that benefited from Texas independence and became states.
Leaders and residents from 25 states came to Texas’ aid in support of OLS as the battle between Abbott and President Joe Biden continues over state sovereignty and Texas’ constitutional right to protect its borders. So did the people of 22 states who fought and died in this war. Alamo. It was their last stand in search of freedom. The people of San Jacinto avenge their sacrifices.
Today, McClochlan’s ancestor, Prosser Martin Wall (also known as Martin), is fighting a similar struggle for survival, dedicated to defending Texas. Living in his ancestral home in Maverick County, about a mile from the Mexican border, he has had to protect his family from illegal border crossers entering his property and has had his livelihood destroyed as a result of the Biden administration’s policies. , I realized that I was being driven to the brink of destruction.
“For 17 consecutive months, the CBP Del Rio Sector has been the most popular vacation destination in the United States. Everything is divided into 1 square mile. This square mile, directly above this house, has been the No. I had the most traffic passing through my property in the entire country,” he told Center Square in an exclusive interview during a tour of the property. He said about 300 people a day illegally trespass on his property.
The vacant land that once housed about 2,000 cows and crops is now empty.
“We worked every day to fix everything that had been torn down since the night before,” he said, referring to miles of fences that were once used to house livestock. Traffic and crime “literally shut us down.” He was unable to raise a cow for four years.
“This property is completely unusable. I can’t use my property where there are banknotes. It has become useless,” he said.
As the border crisis worsens, Republican lawmakers have continued to hold press conferences criticizing the Biden administration for funding the border crisis and sending billions of dollars overseas to countries like Ukraine.
“Democrats and Republicans and everyone in Congress is responsible for what’s going on. We feel abandoned by our own government. All they’re doing is meeting, taking pictures. , just a press conference and nothing changes,” he said.
With no federal or local help, Calvary was turned up by OLS personnel: the Texas National Guard who set up concertina wire barriers, DPS troopers and, most recently, OLS horse patrols.
Wall’s property is divided by railroad tracks and was used as a base for illegal border crossers to jump on trains to avoid capture. As a result, many injured foreigners were found within the walls. Two days after Thanksgiving, Wall’s wife found the 27-year-old girl covered in blood in her truck. After her leg was cut by a train, she crawled across the street.
The men reportedly came to the front door in the middle of the night, before the fence was installed. “Illegal aliens have destroyed miles of fences more than 100 times. The thief was arrested but released.
On another occasion, two men were found in the kitchen of a home while her 18-year-old daughter was in her room. He found people with their hands tied behind their backs. He pulled down the rape tree where the victim’s underwear was left. He discovered raped boys, pulled 13 children from grain trucks, found young children stranded in fields, and murdered many sexually assaulted and beaten to death. adults were found.
“The city of Eagle Pass is understaffed,” he said. “If it wasn’t for Greg Abbott, our town would be overrun. 15,000 people living under the bridge would make the population 24,000, but this structure is impossible. This is what started in the first place. At the time, I couldn’t get a loaf of bread, a bag of chips, a bottle of water, literally everything.
“I don’t think people realize how much Abbott has helped us. There are only so many people in the Maverick County Sheriff’s Office, Eagle Pass Police Department,” he said. .
“No one was prepared for this. The turmoil we’ve had over the last four years has never been like this in the last four generations of our family living here.”
“Every book has a bad chapter. If I could live anywhere in the world, I would live in America. It’s the greatest country in the world. I’d rather live in Texas than any other state. Because we’re better than other states. And anywhere in Texas, I’d live on this river. It’s a beautiful place. I’m so passionate about this place. I love this place and I’m never leaving.”
He said the next chapter will be better because Eagle Pass residents, the majority of Texas’ border counties, and the American people voted for Donald Trump.
“Thank God for Donald Trump and Greg Abbott,” Wall said. “Otherwise we would have lost everything. This is my home and I’m not going to let anyone come and take it.”
