David Porter Richardson

Historical marker location:

1217 W. Dallas Ave., Houston, Texas

( Founders Memorial Park, 1217 W. Dallas Ave.)

Marker installed: 1936

Private secretary of President Sam Houston. Died at Houston, August 12, 1837.

Texas is also home to the world's largest honky-tonk, Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth. The venue covers three acres and can hold up to 6,000 people.