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The History Channel miniseries doesn't get it quite right...again. Review by Matt Cummings For something whose name suggests they should hold the monopoly on truth, The History Channel seems enamored with constantly telling its own embellished version of America's story. From the terribly-inaccurate Sons of Liberty to The Hatfields and McCoys , History doesn't quite get that our story doesn't need a dramatic touch to be excellent. Such is the case with Texas Rising , the 10-hour, 5-parter mega story that mires us in dirt, filth, and soap-opera dialogue while doing very little to tell us the real story of Texas' genesis. Starting off with the longest dialogue crawl in recent memory (it goes on like Dark Helmet's ship in Spaceballs ), Texas Rising sets us immediately into the center of The Alamo, the fort which Mexico General Santa Anna ( Olivier Martinez )had destroyed in 1836. Word gets back to the commander of the resistance Sam Houston ( Bill Paxton

Here is the trailer by music legend Kris Kristofferson recording Tom Petty’s “ I Won’t Back Down ’ for HISTORY’S 10-hour event series TEXAS RISING which premieres Monday, May 25 at 9 PM ET/PT. HISTORY’S® 10-HOUR TELEVISION EVENT SERIES “ TEXAS RISING ” TO PREMIERE OVER FIVE-NIGHTS BEGINNING MEMORIAL DAY 2015 ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDES BILL PAXTON, BRENDAN FRASER, RAY LIOTTA, JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN, THOMAS JANE, OLIVIER MARTINEZ, CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON AND MORE SOUNDTRACK FEATURES NEW MUSIC FROM GEORGE STRAIT, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON AND JOSE FELICIANO HISTORY’s event series TEXAS RISING will premiere over five nights beginning Memorial Day 2015. The series, which was expanded to 10-hours, details the Texas Revolution and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers. The series will premiere: Monday, May 25 at 9PM ET/PT Tuesday, May 26 at 9PM ET/PT Monday, June 1 at 9PM ET/PT Monday, June 8 at 9PM ET/PT Monday, June 15 at 9PM ET/PT The Alamo was not the end of t