My family has been in Texas for many generations. Andrew Kent was my great-great-great grandfather. Andrew Kent repeatedly answered the call when Texas needed him most. Kent was a judge who chose delegates at Texas’ constitutional convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos. He was also no stranger to battle. He was one of the first Texas Rangers and on October 2, 1835, he and a few of his neighbors faced off against Santa Anna’s soldados at Gonzales. You may have seen the flag they flew: "Come and Take It." Kent also took part in the siege and battle of Bexar and helped capture an old mission that was turned into a fort -- the Alamo. But the battle for Texas’ freedom was far from over. By February 1836 the fort that Kent had helped capture was surrounded by the enemy. Its commander, Lt. Col. William Barret Travis, dispatched a letter desperately calling for reinforcements. Kent and 31 other men from Gonzales heard the call and rode to...(Read Full Post)