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.
It was Austin's father, Moses Austin, who took the first steps toward establishing an American colony in Mexican Tejas. In 1820, he traveled to San Antonio to petition for a land grant, and in 1821 received approval to settle 300 American families on 200,000 acres. But Moses Austin died before completing his plans and responsibility for establishing the colony fell to Stephen.