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.
Moses Austin left the governor s palace, a near broken man, his dreams shattered, but he was to find salvation in the form of an old friend, Felipe Enrique Neri, the Baron de Bastrop. The Baron had emigrated from Holland during the turmoil of the French Revolution and founded the town of Mer Rouge in Louisiana.