The statue of Sam Houston on the southern edge of Huntsville is about 10 times life-size, and still might not be big enough.
This is where the leader of the Texas revolutionary army and the republic's first president retired and later died in 1863. The town celebrates his birthday and hosts an annual folk festival in his name. The Sam Houston Memorial Museum is along Sam Houston Avenue, one of the busiest streets.
So anyone wanting a heated conversation need only suggest changing the name of Sam Houston State University, founded here in 1879, to something like Texas State University at Huntsville.
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By Matthew Tresaugue
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
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