History Channel Heads West With New Texas Series, Shot in Classic CinemaScope

Starring Bill Paxton, miniseries will even debut in theaters

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Following the success of Hatfields & McCoys, History has another Western miniseries premiering on Memorial Day, this time focusing on the Texas Revolution and rise of the Texas Rangers.

"Everyone knows the Alamo fell, but they don't know what happened after that," Texas Rising star Bill Paxton said at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. "It changed the course of American history, this battle."

Back in 2012, History had a huge hit with its Memorial Day miniseries on infamous rival clans the Hatfields & McCoys, which at the time was the No.

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