Samuel Augustus Maverick became synonymous with the term for an unbranded calf, ... San Antonio now had a population of nearly 10,000, swelling as the war progressed.

Samuel Augustus Maverick came to Texas with a dream of making a fortune in land sales. ... San Antonio now had a population of nearly 10,000, swelling as the war progressed.

The Maverick patriarch Samuel Augustus Maverick played an important role in San Antonio history, and the walls of Maverick Whiskey pay tribute to the contributions he made to the Lone Star State.