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The fighting may have stopped in May of 1836—but that didn’t mean everything was settled. 

After the Treaties of Velasco were signed at Velasco, Texas and Mexico stepped into a strange in-between world. On paper, there was peace. On the ground, there was still uncertainty, disagreement, and unfinished business. 

In this episode, we look at what actually happened after the ink dried—and how a treaty that never fully held still helped shape Texas, its borders, and its future.  

Show Notes 

•  Recap of May 14, 1836: signing of the Treaties of Velasco
•  Public vs. secret promises: what each side expected from the agreement 
• Antonio López de Santa Anna and the controversy over his release 
•  Mexican troop withdrawal led by Vicente Filisola
•  Rising tension in Texas: public anger and delays in honoring treaty terms 
•  Mexico’s response: refusal to recognize the treaties as valid 
•  Life in the “in-between”: Texas acting as an independent nation without full recognition 
•  The disputed boundary between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande 
•  How unresolved tensions helped lead to the Mexican–American War
•  The real lesson: ending a conflict isn’t the same as settling it 
•  Personal takeaway: learning to live and build in the “already but not yet” 

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On May 14, 1836, at a rough coastal outpost called Velasco, Texas and Mexico tried to turn a battlefield victory into something permanent. What came out of that meeting—the Treaties of Velasco—included not one agreement, but two: one the public could see, and one they couldn’t. 

The public treaty promised peace. The secret one tried to shape the future. 

In this episode, we look at what each document said, why that difference mattered, and how the “fine print” helped shape Texas history for years to come.  

Show Notes 

•  Setting the scene: May 14, 1836, at Velasco near the Brazos River 
• Antonio López de Santa Anna as a captured leader negotiating from a position of weakness 
• David G. Burnet representing the young Republic 
•  The two agreements: why there were both a public and secret treaty 
•  Public treaty terms: ceasefire, troop withdrawal, prisoner exchange, and return of property 
•  The secret treaty: recognition of Texas independence and the Rio Grande as the proposed southern boundary 
•  Why Mexico refused to accept the agreement—questioning Santa Anna’s authority as a prisoner 
•  The disputed boundary: the Nueces Strip and rising tensions 
•  How these treaties helped set the stage for the Mexican–American War
•  The larger lesson: public promises vs. private agreements—and why the fine print matters

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On May 14, 1836, just weeks after San Jacinto, leaders from Texas and Mexico met at Velasco to put an end to the fighting. What came out of that meeting—the Treaties of Velasco—looked solid on paper: peace, independence, and clear promises about what came next. 

But here’s the truth… not everyone intended to keep those promises. 

Today’s episode looks at the gap between what gets said in big moments and what actually gets lived out afterward—and why that gap still matters in your life right now.  

Show Notes 

•  Setting the scene: May 14, 1836, at Velasco 
• Antonio López de Santa Anna as a prisoner, across the table from David G. Burnet
•  The creation of the Treaties of Velasco (public and secret agreements) 
•  What the treaties promised: ceasefire, troop withdrawal, prisoner exchange, and recognition of Texas independence 
•  Why both sides signed… knowing parts might not hold 
•  Texas delays releasing Santa Anna amid public anger 
•  Mexico rejects the treaties, refusing to recognize them as valid 
•  The real lesson: character is revealed in the follow-through, not the moment 
•  Modern parallels: contracts, politics, and everyday personal promises 
•  The Texan Edge Challenge: tighten up one promise that’s gotten loose 

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What looks like a simple retreat on a map turned into one of the most miserable ordeals ever to drag its way across Texas soil. After San Jacinto, General Vicente Filisola tried to pull the Mexican army back toward safety—only to find the land itself rising up against him in the form of endless rain and a vast sea of mud. In this episode of The Texan Edge, we slog into the cold water, the broken wagons, the abandoned cannon, and the fear that the Texians might strike at any moment, to see how bad roads and worse weather helped shape the fate of a revolution.

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In this episode of The Texan Edge, Tweed Scott follows the Mexican army into the nightmare retreat that became known as El Mar de Lodo—the Sea of Mud.

You’ll hear about:

• How Filisola’s “sensible” retreat south after San Jacinto looked on paper versus on the ground
• The late April Gulf storms that turned roads in Wharton County and the low country near present-day Victoria into rivers of clay
• Columns of not just soldiers, but cooks, laundresses, wives, children, merchants, wagons, and the wounded—all trapped in knee-deep muck
• Artillery teams fighting to drag cannon forward, only to abandon guns in the mud when it became impossible to move them
• Families losing the few possessions they owned as blankets, pots, and clothes slipped off carts and vanished into the bog
• The sounds of the retreat: sucking boots, cracking whips, cursing, prayer, and exhausted men collapsing in mud-caked uniforms
• Filisola’s attempts at solutions: brush roads, shifting loads, dumping cargo, and even dismounting artillery to save what they could
• The brutal cost of abandoning cannon for a professional army’s honor and pride
• Fear of Texian scouts and ambush that never quite came—but gnawed at discipline night after night
• How grumbling in camp showed the no-win reality of leadership: blamed for retreating, and blamed for not retreating sooner
• The shattered remnants finally dragging free of the worst mud and stumbling toward the Rio Grande, more survivors than soldiers
• Why this “simple retreat” was really a grinding disaster that weakened Mexico’s ability to launch another major invasion that year
• The larger lesson: how bad weather, ugly terrain, and stubborn people can quietly change the course of history

Tweed closes with a reminder that the Republic of Texas didn’t survive on courage and politics alone. Sometimes the decisive break isn’t a famous charge or a waving flag—it’s rain falling in the right place at the right time, and human grit pushing through it.

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After the smoke clears at San Jacinto, the real test begins.

With Santa Anna captured and the Texian victory secured in just 18 minutes, thousands of Mexican troops remain scattered across Texas—tired, undersupplied, and leaderless. Suddenly, command falls to General Vicente Filisola, a disciplined officer faced with an impossible choice: obey orders from a captured president or gamble everything on continuing the fight.

Outnumbered by uncertainty more than soldiers, Filisola must decide whether to push forward into danger… or pull back and save what’s left of the army.

This is the story of the decision that followed Texas’ most famous victory—and the kind of courage that doesn’t always look heroic.

Show Notes

In this episode of The Texan Edge, we step away from the Texian side and into the boots of Mexican General Vicente Filisola in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto.

• The stunning 18-minute Texian victory on April 21, 1836
• Santa Anna’s capture and the chaos that followed
• Filisola’s sudden rise to command of roughly 2,500 troops
• The burden of leading exhausted soldiers and civilian camp followers
• Conflicting pressures: honor, orders, and survival
• The controversial decision to retreat across Texas
• Why this moment reshaped Filisola’s legacy—and remains debated today

This episode sets the stage for one of the most overlooked chapters of the Texas Revolution: the brutal and muddy withdrawal that followed. 

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Sometimes history doesn’t end cleanly—it just… fades out.

In this episode of The Texan Edge, Tweed Scott takes you to South Texas in May of 1865, where the Civil War had technically already ended—but one final battle was still fought. The Battle of Palmito Ranch stands as a powerful reminder of what happens when uncertainty lingers and information arrives too late.

But what follows is the real story: not headlines or victory speeches, but the quiet, steady work of rebuilding.

Because whether it’s history or everyday life, progress rarely comes in big moments—it shows up in what we do after the dust settles.

Show Notes

• Setting the scene: Early May 1865, after Lee’s surrender
• Why Texas remained disconnected from timely war updates
• Communication challenges in the 1800s: rumor, delay, and distance
• The Battle of Palmito Ranch (May 12, 1865)
• Why it’s considered the final battle of the Civil War
• The cost of acting without full information
• How uncertainty shapes decisions—then and now
• The quiet aftermath: no headlines, just rebuilding
• Texas in reconstruction: slow, steady recovery
• Today’s takeaway: progress is built in the follow-through

Texan Edge:
When clarity comes late, what matters most is how you move forward. Not fast. Not perfectly. Just steady.

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Steady doesn’t make headlines—but it builds everything that lasts.

In this episode of The Texan Edge, Tweed Scott reflects on one of the most overlooked traits in Texas history: the quiet strength of staying the course. From early settlers facing uncertainty to everyday Texans pushing through hard seasons, progress didn’t come from speed or flash—it came from consistency.

This is a reminder that real momentum is built one step at a time… and that sometimes, the strongest move you can make is simply not quitting.

Show Notes

• The overlooked Texas trait: steadiness over flash
• Early settlers and the reality of uncertainty, failure, and persistence
• The Texas Revolution: not just battles, but endurance between them
• Everyday Texans who embody quiet resilience
• Why modern culture undervalues consistency
• Progress through small, repeated actions over time
• Today’s takeaway: keep showing up, even when no one’s watching

Texan Edge:
Don’t underestimate steady. You don’t have to move fast or have it all figured out—you just have to keep going.

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In the spring of 1836, the Battle of San Jacinto lasted just 18 minutes—but what followed was far less certain. In this episode, we step into the uneasy weeks after the Texian victory, when Texas stood in a strange limbo between war and peace. With Santa Anna captured, Sam Houston wounded, and families scattered across the frontier, no one quite knew what came next.

This is the part of the story that doesn’t make the paintings—no charging armies, just hard decisions, lingering fear, and the quiet work of building something new. It’s also a reminder that life’s biggest turning points are often followed by uncertain seasons of waiting, rebuilding, and figuring out what’s next.

Show Notes

• The immediate aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto
• Santa Anna captured: power shift and uncertainty
• Sam Houston’s leadership while recovering from injury
• The “Runaway Scrape” and displaced Texian families
• Debates over Santa Anna’s fate: execution vs negotiation
• Early treaty discussions leading to the Treaties of Velasco
• Daily life in uncertainty: rebuilding, returning, or leaving
• The overlooked “in-between” period of Texas history
• Life lesson: navigating seasons between crisis and stability

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Showing up doesn’t make headlines—but it builds everything that lasts. 

In this episode of The Texan Edge, Tweed Scott explores the quiet strength behind Texas character: the habit of showing up again and again. From frontier life to modern communities, it’s not the one big moment that defines us—it’s the steady presence in all the ordinary days in between. 

Because in Texas, trust isn’t built in a flash. It’s built over time.  

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Episode Title: Texans Keep Showing Up
Host: Tweed Scott 

What This Episode Covers: 

•  The underrated Texan trait of consistency and reliability 
•  Real-life examples of everyday Texans who keep showing up: 
  •  Volunteers and community leaders 
  •  Neighbors helping in times of need 
  •  Coaches, churches, and quiet commitments that endure 
•  How early Texas life depended on repeated, steady effort—not one-time heroics 
•  Why modern culture overvalues “big moments” and undervalues consistency 
•  A personal reflection from nearly 40 years in broadcasting: why being there every day matters more than being perfect once 

The Texan Edge Takeaway:

Trust—and character—are built through repetition.

Your Challenge:

Think of one place in your life where you’ve drifted.

Ask yourself:
Where do I need to start showing up again?
 
Then take one simple step:
 

•  Make the call 
•  Send the message 
•  Show up one more time 

That’s how it starts.
 
 

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Texans don’t just win—they rebuild.
 In this episode of The Texan Edge, Tweed Scott looks beyond the headlines of victory and into the quieter, tougher work that follows. From the aftermath of the Texas Revolution to modern-day storms, setbacks, and struggles, the real measure of Texas character isn’t in the fight—it’s in what comes next. 

If you’ve ever faced a moment where the dust settled and the real work began, this one’s for you.  

Show Notes 

Episode Title: Texans Don’t Just Win—We Rebuild
Host: Tweed Scott 

What This Episode Covers: 

•  Why the real story of Texas begins after the big moments 
•  Life in Texas following the Texas Revolution and the Treaties of Velasco 
•  The unseen work: rebuilding homes, lives, and communities after crisis 
•  Modern examples of Texan resilience: 
  •  Hurricane recovery along the Gulf Coast 
  •  Wildfire response in the Panhandle 
  •  Small-town reinvention after economic setbacks 
•  The defining Texan trait: showing up after the noise fades 

The Texan Edge Takeaway:

When the crisis ends, that’s when character shows up.

Your Challenge:

Think of one place in your life that’s in “aftermath mode.”
Ask yourself:
What’s one small, concrete step I can take this week to help rebuild?
 
Then do it.
 

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