REMEMBER THE ALAMO: This month marks the anniversary 
of a game changing battle in Texas history ... details ahead 
on Passport to Texas.

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The Battle of San Jacinto was a game changer in Texas 
History. On April 21, 1836, an untrained Texian militia 
routed General Santa Ana's troops.

11 - The actual battle lasted less than half an hour; it carried on 
into the evening with clean up. But the main assault and the 
main fighting was done in less than half an hour.

Justin Rhodes is Region Four Director for State Parks, 
which includes the San Jacinto Battlegrounds in LaPorte. 
On Saturday, April 20th, the historic site celebrates this 
momentous battle with a reenactment and festival.

16 - If you're planning on coming out on Saturday the 20th, I 
would recommend you arrive early when the crowds are low. 
That will give you plenty of time to visit the festival and get set 
up for the reenactment. The reenactment will occur only once 
during the day, and it happens around one o'clock.

Rhodes hopes visitors leave with renewed appreciation 
for the sacrifices made on the battlefield in 1836.

21 -- Ultimately we want visitors to take away an appreciation of 
the significance of the site, the event, the history tht brought us 
to where we are today. So much of what we do today and 
tomorrow is based on lessons from the past - from the 
sacrifices that these men and women brought forward. They 
teach us valuable life lessons moving into the future.

The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Details at 
texasstateparks.org.

Support provided by Ram Trucks. Doing what's right and 
good regardless of the degree of difficulty -- takes guts. 
Those are the people who build Ram trucks. RAM.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.


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