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May 3, 1997: Bloody Texas Standoff between Police, Separatists Concludes

1997-05-03

A five-day standoff between police and “Republic of Texas” common-law separatists ends, with one separatist killed in a gun battle with police officers. [Southern Poverty Law Center, 6/2001]