The Shifting Sands of Sovereignty: Texas’s Red River War
Along the winding, ever-changing course of the Red River, a silent war has simmered for decades, occasionally flaring into public view with the intensity of a brush fire. This isn’t a conflict fought with bullets and bombs, but with survey stakes, legal documents, and the unwavering conviction of Texans fighting for their land – against their own state government. The "Red River War," as it has come to be known, is a complex, generations-old dispute over thousands of acres of land, fueled by shifting riverbeds, historical ambiguities, and the immense allure of mineral wealth.
At its heart, this conflict is a
