The only shoot-outs these days in Round Rock involve high school basketball tournaments. The only masks being worn are those donned by high-tech workers. But Round Rock, now a booming suburban community, was a typical frontier town back in 1878 when the town's hot and dusty streets were the setting for one of the most famous of Texas shoot-outs between the law and outlaw Sam Bass. Bass likely was dubbed Beloved because, in the grand Texas tradition of Bonnie and Clyde, bank robbers are somehow elevated to folk hero status.
Children can try their hand at some of the skills.
The grownups can eat fajitas and enjoy the live music, and the whole family can pose for old-style photos complete with a Longhorn steer in the picture. The event is open from 6 PM to midnight on Friday and from 10 AM to 1 AM on Saturday. The legation was the home and office of Comte Alphonse Dubois de Saligny, charge d'affaires to the Republic of Texas. Francophiles and homesick French citizens gather on the Sunday closest to July 14 to celebrate the French equivalent of July Fourth. The food is French, of course, and very good since it is concocted by local chefs and includes quiche, p t , brioche, sorbet, pastries and wine.