Complex sentence: Texian scofflaws had been smuggling and evading taxes, so he granted Fisher authority over the mouth of the Brazos River as well and instructed John Bradburn to enforce title fees and remove an unauthorized "ayuntamiento" installed at Liberty.
Split into simpler sentences: Texian scofflaws had been smuggling and evading taxes, so he granted Fisher authority over the mouth of the Brazos River, as well. The general instructed John Bradburn to enforce title fees and remove an unauthorized "ayuntamiento" installed at Liberty.