After Captain Henry Shreve commanded the Army Corps of Engineers in clearing the Red River in 1836, the village which was established to take advantage of the new trade route was named Shreve Town in his honor. As part of the Texas Trail, it remained an important stopping point until commerce fell off in 1914 due to the rise of railroads. During this period, the Sabbat firmly held the town under the hand of Henry Black, a comparitively stable Malkavian who held the town with an iron fist and used it as a staging ground to support other packs in their efforts to take cities in Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma.
When the city became state capitol briefly from 1863 to 1865, Camarilla forces were introduced and the period of contention began. The fighting was fierce, at first, with high casaulties on either side, reaching its height in 1873 when a yellow fever epidemic so depleted the population that the two sides were forced to declare a cease fire. Black and his pack continued to harry the Camarilla forces in subtle ways such that, by the first World War, the Sabbat had control of the city exclusively.
This state of affairs continued until 1973, when an ambitious Tremere came with her childe to try and wrest control from the Malkavians. A fierce struggle ensued during which the Tremere were able to hold their ground, but not quite gain the upper hand. In 1985, her childe defected to the other side and she would have been driven out if not for the intervention of the current Prince, whose money and connections were able to shore up the Camarilla position, though he used the leverage he gained and the betrayel of his rival's childe to put himself in charge of the city.
The situation is currently at a draw, not because either side is backing down, but because they are equally matched and neither is going to overextend themselves and risk their position. Anderson has claimed the Princedom of the city, while Black still holds his position as Sheriff. Equally well-supported by Baton Rouge and Dallas, respectively, it is something of a Mexican standoff. The only point of active conflict is over the airport, which is actually a fairly pivotal issue. Currently, the Sabbat holds it, but not firmly enough to use it to bring in regional resources.