by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas “Texas, Margaret, Texas.” These were supposedly the last words Sam Houston spoke before he passed away in his Huntsville home on July 26, 1863. Margaret was his wife of 23 years. Texas, of course, was the Republic he led as President, and the State he represented in the United States Senate before serving as its Governor. Texas was his home, and it still is. He is buried at the […]
