Who is Professor Efrain Garza from Texas and what is their importance? Texas_(novel) English & Literature Professor Efrain Garza | Texas

Professor Efrain Garza teaches sociology at Texas A & M. He is in his late thirties and is a member of the governor's Task Force. His people have been in Texas for four hundred fifty years. One of his ancestor's was the slave boy Garcilaco who inherited the gold from Frey Marcos. They eventually took the surname of Garza. Their descendant, Simon Garza, helped build the mission at Bexar, which became San Antonio.