"Texas took took its name from a tribe of Indians called Tejas who lived in villages of funny little rounded houses, planted gardens, and had an interesting culture of their own." - That's an excerpt from Siddie Joe Johnson's Texas, Land of the Tejas.

But is that the whole truth?

On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn explore the true meaning of "Tejas"

"Texas took took its name from a tribe of Indians called Tejas who lived in villages of funny little rounded houses, planted gardens, and had an interesting culture of their own." - That's an excerpt from Siddie Joe Johnson's Texas, Land of the Tejas. But is that the whole truth? On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn explore the true meaning of "Tejas"

"Texas took took its name from a tribe of Indians called Tejas who lived in villages of funny little rounded houses, planted gardens, and had an interesting culture of their own." - That's an excerpt from Siddie Joe Johnson's&nbsp;Texas, Land of the Tejas.

But is that the whole truth?

On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn explore the true meaning of "Tejas"

The Meaning of “Tejas”

The Rambling Boy: Stories About Texas is a weekly look at regional history, hosted by Lonn Taylor of Fort Davis. Taylor was a writer and historian who moved to the Big Bend after retiring from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in 2002.

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