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The song follows the story of an Arizona Ranger's duel with a 24-year-old outlaw named Texas Red. Taking place in the "town of Agua Fria", [a] the townspeople predict the death of the ranger. Texas Red, despite having already killed 20 men, is beaten in a duel due to the speed of the ranger, and the titular "big iron" gun.
Red Lopez (c.1886 – October 1921), born Rafael Lopez, was a Mexican outlaw who was responsible for at least thirty known murders in northern Mexico and the American Southwest. He fought in the Mexican Revolution. He was eventually killed in a shootout by American Frank Hamer, a Texas Ranger. [1]
Francis Augustus Hamer (March 17, 1884 – July 10, 1955) was an American lawman and Texas Ranger who led the 1934 posse that tracked down and killed criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Renowned for his toughness, marksmanship, and investigative skill, he acquired status in the Southwest as the archetypal Texas Ranger.
Robert J. O'Neill (born 10 April 1976) is a former United States Navy SEAL (1996–2012), TV news contributor, and author. After participating in May 2011's Operation Neptune Spear with SEAL Team Six, O'Neill was the subject of controversy for claiming to be the sole individual to kill Osama bin Laden.
The Red Rovers are primarily commemorated for their tragic role as victims of the Goliad Massacre. In this devastating event, a substantial majority of the band, as well as approximately 400 men of the Texan army, met their demise following an order issued by Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna which ordered General José de Urrea to execute any Texan he came across.
J. D. Tippit was born near the town of Annona, Texas, in Red River County. [9] He was the eldest of seven children to Edgar Lee Tippit (1902–2006) [10] and Lizzie Mae "May Bug" Rush (1905–1990). [4] [9] [11] [12] The Tippit and Burns families were of English ancestry, their ancestors having immigrated to Virginia from England by 1635. [13]
Starr County, Texas, voted predominantly Republican this month -- for the first time in 100 years. Last week, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham offered up 1,402 acres of Starr County to ...
The remains were in an advanced state of decomposition, as she had been killed approximately 72 hours before. The victim was killed by strangulation. [15] She was Caucasian, and had shoulder-length curly red hair. Her age was estimated to be between 17 and 25, but possibly as old as 30. [15]