"Guv Bob" > wrote in message
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> Not only that, but Texas didn't even exist as a territory and had no white
> or black settlers when the original eastern colonies were settled and
> barbecue became established as an American cuisine.

What about possum?

Two points:

Armadillo aka possum on the half shell

Second Texas, Arizona, NM and surrounding areas had white and black
settlers BEFORE WASP 'infested' the east coast.