Old Oak Square, the shopping center where our restaurant Texas Nation spent its short life, was anchored by a spectacular eponymous live oak, at least 300 years old and with an interesting history: according to local legend, it was a hanging tree for outlaws in the 1800s. The modern shopping center was built around historic buildings, which were probably built around that hanging tree. The dining space we occupied wasn’t added on until some point in the past 50 years, but it