As Texas historian Harry Krenek shared the story of a tragic battle in the early days of the Texas republic, the audience listened attentively, captivated by the tale, with the occasional groans at the painful descriptions of battle or chuckles at Krenek’s humorous observations. During the Elgin Historical Society’s Texas Independence Day program on March 2, Krenek shared the story of the Dawson Massacre, during which a group of 53 men, mostly from nearby Fayette County, faced Mexican soldiers in September 1842. Texas had won its independence in 1836, but Mexico sent an army to the new republic twice after that. During ...