James A. Michener's Texas

A big drama, boiled down from a big bestseller, about the birth of a big state. The teleplay interweaves actual personages and fictitious characters into a teleplay that spans from 1821 to '45. Houston: Stacy Keach. Austin: Patrick Duffy. Otto: Rick Schroder. Bowie: David Keith. Garza: Benjamin Bratt. Mattie: Chelsea Field. Garner: Randy Travis. Crockett: John Schneider. Travis: Grant Show. Charlton Heston narrates. Richard Lang directed.