Five things to know about our flags  A true Texan never lets the
truth get in the way of a good story.  At least that's the
disclaimer Thomas Bruce Green III, an amateur historian with the
Sons of the American Revolution, says before most of his
presentations.  The fifth-generation Texan from Pearland added
the warning as he shared folklore and flag history with Our Lady
of Victory School students at a recent school visit.
"Professional historians say that, unless you can find two
documents that are credible, then its folklore," he said. "Well,
I say, who cares? It doesn't make any difference."  Dressed in
the full regalia of a colonial British officer, he presented the
long lineage of American and Texas flags in the school's gym
accompanied by tales of struggle.  One of the most memorable was
of Strap Buckner, a folklore hero of colonial Texas, who died
defending Texans at a battle near Fayette and Matagorda
counties.  "Strap Buckner lifts a barn door off the hinges and
was using it as a shield," he said. "