How many mistakes can a writer make in a story?

A whole bunch.

From Newsweek:

“The city of Austin, Texas has suggested in a preliminary report, that highlighted historical connections to a former Confederate leader, Stephen F. Austin, otherwise known as the ‘Father of Texas’, that it might consider changing its name.

“In addition to identifying several neighborhoods and towns linked to the Confederacy, the report, released by Texas’ Equity Office also suggested name changes for city streets honoring the Confederacy or Confederate leaders, including slave owner William Barton, The Austin American Statesman reported Friday.

“Austin, who founded the city in 1839, was notable for his staunch disapproval of an effort to ban slavery in the Tejas province following the Texas Revolution.”

So what’s wrong there?

A whole bunch.

“Stephen F. Austin was never a Confederate, "leader" or otherwise. He died in 1836, decades before the Civil War.

“Austin did not found the city that bears his name. Again, it would have been difficult for him to found the Texas capital in 1839, three years after his death.

“William Barton was also not a ‘Confederate leader.’ He died in 1840.

“Austin did not oppose banning slavery ‘in the Tejas province following the Texas Revolution,’ given that Texas ceased to belong to Mexico ‘following’ the revolution. For that matter, his pro-slavery advocacy mostly took place when Tejas was part of a Mexican state, not a province.”

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