Texas Brave and Strong Podcast

Laurie Moore-Moore

If you’re a native Texan, an adopted Texan, or are just interested in all things Texan, subscribe. You’ll learn things about Texas history that will surprise you and amaze your Texas friends. Chances are, they’ll tip their cowboy hats to you!

  1. 04/06/2025

    The Runaway Scrape

    The Runaway Scrape was a chaotic episode (in late 1835 and early 1836) during the Texas Revolution. When Santa Anna suspended the Mexican Constitution and declared martial law, Texians rebelled and Santa Anna invaded Texas. The resulting flight of settlers eastward, to escape Santa Anna's relentless pursuit, was one of desperation and life-threatening conditions.

  2. 04/06/2025

    True Tales: When Camels Lived in Texas

    Stories--both funny and serious--from when camels were part of the US Army in early Texas and after camels joined the Confederacy during the Civil War. Plus, a bit about how camels became Texans.

  3. 02/27/2025

    Yo-ho-ho, Pirates!

    In the first year of the Civil War War, the Confederacy had no navy. This caused President Jefferson Davis to take an unusual strategic step. He licensed private ships (called privateers) to sail the Confederate coastline and capture Union merchant ships and their cargos, distracting the Union's warships from their blockading efforts and disrupting the North's merchant fleet. It was a swashbuckling time of legal piracy, ocean battles, death trials, and a brilliant, life-saving negotiation by Jefferson Davis. Find the historic story here.

    Yo-ho-ho, Pirates!

  4. 01/30/2025

    Topsy and the "Red Ghost"

    Topsy, a 100-year-old camel, and the "Red Ghost are true Texas legends.

    Topsy and the "Red Ghost"

  5. 12/26/2024

    A saloon courtroom?

    Roy Bean was a fugitive from the law. Then he became Judge Roy Bean, "The Law West of the Pecos," and practiced his own unique form of justice with saloon patrons as jurors.

    A saloon courtroom?

  6. 12/12/2024

    Million $ Wire

    An invention that tamed the West, and it all started with a wandering cow.

    Million $ Wire

  7. 10/24/2024

    Deep, Dark Primal Forest--Spooky!

    From ghost stories and Indians to Civil War fugitives, Texas' Big Thicket's history is about more than lumber and oil.

    Deep, Dark Primal Forest--Spooky!

  8. 10/10/2024

    Belle Starr, Lady Bandit

    Belle Starr was almost as famous as Billy The Kid. Listen to find out why!

    Belle Starr, Lady Bandit
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