The Fourth of July is one of our country’s most important holidays. It signifies our country’s independence from England. It also serves as a day where all Americans of all backgrounds and ages come together as one to celebrate our country. Whether it is a barbecue with close friends or festival with thousands of strangers, there is nothing better than standing hand in hand with your community, staring up into the night sky, watching a miraculous and beautiful fireworks display. It is 100% American.
In Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas those sentiments ring especially true as the result of the hard work of local bail bondsman Dusty Autrey and his team.
Waxahachie is located just south of Dallas, Texas off of I-35. Waxahachie was founded in August 1850 as the count seat of the newly established Ellis County on a tract of land donated by early settler Emory W. Rogers, a native of Lawrence County, Alabama, who migrated to Texas in 1839. It was incorporated on April 28, 1871, and in 1875, the state legislature granted investors the right to operate a rail line from Waxahachie Tap Railroad to Garrett, Texas, which greatly increased the population of Waxahachie.
From 1902 to 1942, Waxahachie was the second home of Trinity University, which was a Presbyterian-affiliated institution founded in 1869. Then-Trinity's main administration and classroom building is today the Farmer Administration Building of Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Trinity's present-day location is San Antonio.