The name of this Texas city is Spanish for "yellow"
[DOC] [TLE] YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas ... [PAR] The plaintive courtship-themed 1853 lyrics of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" fit the ... 
in New York City under name of J. K. Edwards before changing his stage name 
.... he was unable to restore order as the Texans attacked the Mexican camp.