Notwithstanding subsection 1 of this section or any other provision of law to the contrary, in any criminal prosecution under chapter 565, 566 or 568, involving an alleged victim under the age of eighteen, a spouse shall be a competent witness against a defendant spouse, and no spousal privilege as set forth in subsection 1 of this section or any ...
After discussing his decision to become a Texas land empresario with his son, Stephen, Moses Austin set out on the 800 mile ride to San Antonio de Bexar. Upon entering the old Spanish town in the fall of 1820, Austin found an atmosphere rife with ill feelings toward all Anglo-Americans.
One of the first men to take notice was Moses Austin, an American-born Spanish citizen. Austin had originally emigrated to New Madrid in Spanish Louisiana from Connecticut to operate a lead mine and assist in the settlement of 30 families from the United States.