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849:(DPS). This change took place in 1935, with an initial budget of US$ 450,000 (equivalent to $ 10,000,485 in 2023). With minor rearrangements over the years, the 1935 reforms have ruled the Texas Rangers' organization until present day. Hiring new members, which had been largely a political decision, was achieved through a series of examinations and merit evaluations. Promotion relied on seniority and performance in the line of duty. Today, the historical importance and symbolism of the Texas Rangers is such that they are protected by statute from being disbanded.
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Rangers number 150 commissioned officers, one forensic artist, one fiscal analyst and 24 civilian support personnel. The
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Rangers and local lawmen. A deputy named Moore was mortally wounded, as was Bass. The gang quickly mounted their horses and tried to escape while continuing to fire, and as they galloped away, Bass was shot again in the back by Ranger George Herold. Bass was later found lying helpless in a pasture north of town by the authorities. They took him into custody; he died from his wounds the next day.
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light the lamps on the hack, they began shooting at him. He returned home with a minor wound. However, the group of men went to
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of the state and the political leaders that a well-funded and organized state Ranger force was essential. Such a force could use the deep familiarity with the territory and the proximity with the theater of operations as major advantages in its favor. This option was not pursued, in view of the emerging national political problems (prelude to the
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robberies beginning in 1877, held up two stagecoaches and four trains within 25 miles (40 km) of Dallas. The gang quickly found themselves the object of pursuit across North Texas by a special company of Texas
Rangers headed by Captain Junius "June" Peak. Bass was able to elude the Rangers until
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Division Headquarters, commanded by Chief Randall Prince. The Special Operations Group includes Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT), Bomb Squad, Ranger Reconnaissance Team, Special Response Teams (SRT), Crisis Negotiation Teams (CNT), and Border Security Operations Center (BSOC) –
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found that from 300 to 5,000 people, mostly of
Hispanic descent, had been killed by Rangers from 1910 to 1919, and that members of the Rangers had been involved in many acts of brutality and injustice. The Rangers were reformed by a resolution of the Legislature in 1919, which saw the special Ranger
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Rangers' history. The U.S. Army could provide only limited and thinly-stretched protection in the enormous territory of Texas. By contrast, the Rangers' effectiveness when dealing with these threats convinced both the people
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Department of Public Safety Commissioner's Medal of Valor has been issued. According to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, the "Medal of Valor has been awarded to four Texas Rangers - Sgt. William R. Gerth, Sgt. Stanley Keith Guffey, Sgt. John Aycock, Sgt. Danny V.
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Around 9:00 a.m. on May 23, the posse, concealed in the bushes and almost ready to concede defeat, heard Clyde's stolen Ford V-8 approaching. When he stopped to speak with Henry
Methvin's father (planted there with his truck that morning to distract Clyde and force him into the lane closest to
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One of Texas's deadliest outlaws, John Wesley Hardin, was reputed to be the meanest man alive, an accolade he supposedly earned by killing a man for snoring. He committed his first murder at age 15, and admitted to killing more than 40 men over 27 years. In May 1874, Hardin killed
Charles Webb, the
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or outlaw. Additionally, from a historical viewpoint, a Ranger's pay was so scanty that the money required for such fancy accoutrements was rarely available. Nevertheless, some Rangers did wear badges, and the first of these appeared around 1875. They were locally made and varied considerably from
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district attorney did not feel that the evidence was sufficient to secure a conviction. Texas Ranger Rudy Jaramillo started working on the case in 2002. In 2015, under a new district attorney, Feit was indicted for murder. In December 2017, Feit was found guilty of murder with malice aforethought.
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peoples. The Apache "dreaded the Texas Rangers...whose guns were always loaded and whose aim was unerring; they slept in the saddle and ate while they rode, or done without...when they took up our trail they followed it determinedly and doggedly day and night." Also during these years, the Rangers
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Although present-day Rangers wear the familiar "star in a wheel" badge, it was adopted officially only recently. The current design of the Rangers' badge was approved in 1962, when Ranger Hardy L. Purvis and his mother donated enough Mexican five-peso coins to the DPS to provide badges for all 62
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The wearing of badges became more common in the late 1800s. Historians have suggested several reasons for the lack of the regular use of a badge; among them, some Rangers felt a shiny badge was a tempting target. Other historians have speculated there was no real need to show a badge to a hostile
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forced both the federal and state governments to cut down on personnel and funding of their organizations, and the number of commissioned officers was reduced to 45, with the only means of transportation afforded to Rangers being free railroad passes or using their personal horses. The agency was
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Bank. On July 19, 1878, Bass and his gang scouted the area before the actual robbery. They bought some tobacco at a store, and were noticed by Williamson County Sheriff Ahijah W. "Caige" Grimes, who approached the group and was shot and killed. A heavy gunfight ensued between the outlaws and the
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A large proportion ... were unmarried. A few of them drank intoxicating liquors. Still, it was a company of sober and brave men. They knew their duty and they did it. While in a town they made no braggadocio demonstration. They did not gallop through the streets, shoot, and yell. They had a
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Both particularly egregious cases offered a small sample of the many accounts of abuse that appear throughout the transcript. Witnesses also testified that violence by Texas Rangers extended beyond the US-Mexico border region and that other racial groups, and particularly African Americans, were
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Another incident that came to light during the 1919 Investigation was the murder of Toribio Rodriguez, a Brownsville police officer, in December of 1912. Rodriguez encountered a group of Texas Rangers and county law enforcement traveling in a hack with no lights. After Rodriguez asked the men to
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of the Colorado district, is considered by many Texas Ranger historians to be the first Texas Ranger killed in the line of duty. One of his most urgent issues was protection of settlers from theft and murder by marauders. On his way to San Antonio in 1823 to discuss the issue with the governor,
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The Texas Rangers' internal organization maintains the basic outlines that were set in 1935. The agency is divided into seven companies: six District Companies lettered from "A" to "F", and Headquarters Company "H". The number of personnel is set by the Texas Legislature; as of 2014, the Texas
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After Armstrong, Colt pistol in hand, boarded a train that Hardin and four companions were on, the outlaw shouted, "Texas, by God!" and drew his own pistol. When it was over, one of his gang members was killed, and his three surviving friends were staring at Armstrong's pistol. Hardin had been
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From January 31 to February 13, 1919, the committee heard testimony from people across the state, including victims of state violence, witnesses or surviving relatives, and members of the Texas Rangers. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission has preserved the full transcript of the
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However, there were a few notable changes. The state legislators decided to reduce the force from well over 1,000 men to just 68 Rangers. The majority of the reduction came from eliminating the "Loyalty Rangers," a group of unpaid volunteer Rangers that was established during
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where Father John Feit heard her confession. Her body was found five days later in a canal. Autopsy results showed she had been raped while unconscious and died of asphyxiation, likely from suffocation. Feit was the primary suspect, but the case stalled for many years as the
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The testimony revealed many issues within the Texas Rangers and highlighted several high-profile cases of abuse. For example, in January 1918, a group consisting of Texas Rangers belonging to Company B and four local ranchers executed 15 innocent Mexican men and boys in
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to monitor acts of "disloyalty" in their communities. At the time of the investigation, there were approximately 800 Loyalty Rangers still in service. Many of the men who were dismissed moved into careers in local law enforcement or later in the
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2619:"Enlistment Oath of Service and Description Ranger Force J.J. Sanders, February 1, 1917," John J. Sanders Ranger File, Texas Adjutant General's Department Service Records, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, accessed October 19, 2021.
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a member of his party, Jim Murphy, turned informer, cut a deal to save himself, and led the law to the gang. As Bass's band rode south, Murphy wrote to Major John B. Jones, commander of the Frontier Battalion of Texas Rangers.
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knocked unconscious. Armstrong's hat had been pierced by a bullet, but he was uninjured. Hardin was charged for murder, convicted, and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Seventeen years later, Hardin was pardoned by Governor
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The ensuing disorganization of law enforcement in the state caused the Legislature to engage a firm of consultants to reorganize the state security agencies. The consultants recommended merging the Rangers with the
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From its earliest days, the Rangers were surrounded with the mystique of the Old West. Although popular culture's image of the Rangers is typically one of rough living, tough talk and a quick draw, Ranger Captain
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in Canada), assisted the large-scale ranchers against the small-scale ranchers and farmers who fenced the land, and broke the power of labor unions that tried to organize the workers of industrial corporations.
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in many ways. He argues that each organization protected the established order by confining and removing Native Americans, by tightly controlling the mixed blood peoples (the African Americans in Texas, and the
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The Texas Rangers have received widespread coverage for their role in the investigation of the death of Irene Garza, a Texas beauty queen. In 1960, Garza was last seen going to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
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standing at the El Paso Chamber of Commerce building along the procession route. Burnham and Moore captured, disarmed, and arrested the would-be assassin within only a few feet of Taft and DĂaz.
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on the tactics required to fight inside a Mexican city. Richard Addison Gillespie, a famed Texas Ranger, died at Monterrey, and General Worth renamed a hill "Mount Gillespie" after him. The
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To carry out their horseback missions, Rangers adapted tack and personal gear to fit their needs. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the greatest influence was from the
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in Houston County. Prisoner and Barrow friend Joe Palmer had killed a guard while escaping, and the Barrow gang was responsible for many murders, robberies, and
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recommission the Rangers. During these times, many of the Rangers' myths were born, such as their success in capturing or killing notorious criminals and
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positioned high around their hips instead of low on the thigh. This placement made it easier to draw while riding a horse.
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Full text digital copy of Captain Bill McDonald, Texas ranger: a story of frontier reform
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Policing the Great Plains: Rangers, Mounties, and the North American Frontier, 1875–1910
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Weiss, Harold J. (1994). "The Texas Rangers Revisited: Old Themes and New Viewpoints".
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Modern-day Rangers (as well as their predecessors) do not have a prescribed uniform
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The District Companies' headquarters are distributed in six geographical locations:
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1060:. A final status on the location of the statue is awaiting a "community dialogue".
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in 1909, preventing an assassination of both presidents, and during the subsequent
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American historian Andrew Graybill has argued that the Texas Rangers resemble the
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a Primary Source Adventure, a lesson plan hosted by the Portal to Texas History
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Bosque Bonito: Violent times along the borderland during the Mexican Revolution
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Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde
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The motto appears on the pedestal of a bronze Texas Ranger statue that was at
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The Texas Rangers And The Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade. 1910–1920
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2744:(Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018), 215; Kelly Lytle Hernández,
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700:, the Rangers were briefly replaced by a Union-controlled version called the
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Barton, Henry W. (1960). "The United States Cavalry and the Texas Rangers".
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2823:"Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Rangers Silver Stars and Sixguns"
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investigation, which consists of over 1600 pages of testimony and evidence.
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3366:"Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Rangers, Texas, Fallen Officers"
2677:, 26th Leg., Reg. Sess., 19 February 1919, accessed November 5, 2021, 538.
2648:, 36th Leg., Reg. Sess., 19 February 1919, accessed November 5, 2021, 535.
537:, partly in retaliation for the support they had given the Mexicans at the
2490:, 36th Leg., Reg. Sess., 23 January 1919, accessed October 29, 2021, 163.
1327:. Led by former Rangers Hamer and B. M. "Manny" Gault, the posse included
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in 1837. The size of the Ranger force was increased from 56 to 150 men by
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Captain L. H. McNelly, Texas Ranger: The Life and Times of a Fighting Man
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Captain L. H. McNelly, Texas Ranger: The Life and Times of a Fighting Man
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Ford, J.S., 1963, Rip Ford's Texas. Austin: University of Texas Press,
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Rhea." Aycock was awarded the Medal of Valor twice, in 1987 and 1995.
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suffered the only defeat in their history when they surrendered at the
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Members of the Frontier Battalion, a company of Texas Rangers, ca. 1885
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3729:. Alpine, TX: Sul Ross State University, Center for Big Bend Studies.
3142:. No. Morning. San Antonio Express News. San Antonio Express News
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382:. As of 2019, there are 166 commissioned members of the Ranger force.
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had engineered a successful breakout of associates imprisoned at the
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Excerpt detailing Ranger misconduct during the Mexican–American War.
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In the Ranging Tradition: Texas Rangers in Worldwide Popular Culture
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The Secret War in El Paso: Mexican Revolutionary Intrigue, 1906–1920
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3984:
Official Texas Rangers website (Texas Department of Public Safety)
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Hampton, Benjamin B (April 1, 1910). "The Vast Riches of Alaska".
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https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Housejournals/36/02191919_28_520.pdf
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https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Housejournals/36/02191919_28_520.pdf
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one to another, but they invariably represented a star cut from a
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https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Housejournals/36/01231919_8_158.pdf
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The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Waco in 1968.
1555:(usually a five-peso coin). The design is reminiscent of Texas's
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played important roles in the battle, including advising General
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Texas Ranger John B. Jones and the Frontier Battalion, 1874–1881
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Rangers who were working at that time as commissioned officers.
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The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas Ranger and Hunter
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Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers
3503:
Lynching Pascual Orozco, Mexican Revolutionary Hero and Paradox
2895:"'Cult Of Glory' Reveals The Dark History Of The Texas Rangers"
2244:, University of Texas Press, 1965, second edition, pp. 219–229.
2126:"Mexico, Sep. 20–23, 1846 | Texan Volunteers at Monterrey"
1994:"'Cult Of Glory' Reveals The Dark History Of The Texas Rangers"
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The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas
3242:"Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum – Texas Rangers Today"
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The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas
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The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas
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The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas
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The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas
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The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas
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The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas
1997:
366:. The unit was dissolved by the federal authorities after the
3216:"Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Rangers Personnel"
2621:
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/apps/‌arc/service/viewdetails/18623
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won, she proceeded to discharge all serving Rangers in 1933.
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Feud, and their decisive role in the defeat of the Comanche,
472:, which celebrates the cultural significance of the Rangers.
3542:
Time of the Rangers: Texas Rangers: From 1900 to the Present
3697:. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press.
3678:. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press.
2567:
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/apps/arc/service/viewdetails/7157
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The modern-day badge of a Texas Ranger is shown beside the
3960:"Mr. Taft's Peril; Reported Plot to Kill Two Presidents".
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subject to harassment and violence from the state agents.
3855:
Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers
3822:
The Men Who Wear the Star: The Story of the Texas Rangers
3757:. College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press.
3449:
Barrow, Blanche Caldwell & John Neal Phillips (ed.).
3190:"Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Ranger Duties"
3065:
Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers
2748:(Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2010), 12.
2693:(Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018), 88, 215.
2579:
Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers
2255:
Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers
1271:, known in popular culture for tracking down and killing
3551:. (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, (1999).
2921:"The Horrible Truth of Love Field's Texas Ranger Statue"
2860:. Waldine Amanda Tauch (sculptor). Love Field Main Lobby
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and released from prison on March 16, 1894. He moved to
4634:, and transportation agencies, nor does it include the
4054:, Published 1870, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
3755:
Militarizing the Border: When Mexicans Became the Enemy
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1507:. Most Rangers also preferred to wear broader-brimmed
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groups disbanded and a complaints system instituted.
3564:
A Perfect Gibraltar: The Battle for Monterrey, Mexico
2664:(Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018), 215.
2556:(Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018), 132.
2417:"The Texas Ranger Story | Texas State History Museum"
1734:
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The Rangers next saw serious action at the summit of
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against the Republic. Ten Rangers were killed in the
4081:
Guns of the Texas Rangers 1870 to 1900 - duelist1954
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Guns of the Texas Rangers 1824 to 1870 - duelist1954
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Texas Rangers at Monterrey - Battle of Monterrey.com
3535:
The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821–1900
2731:(Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018). 88/
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Harris, Charles H. III & Sadler, Louis R., ibid.
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The Law Comes to Texas: The Texas Rangers 1870–1901
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Defending the Borders: The Texas Rangers, 1848–1861
3871:. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press.
2812:(College Station: Texas A&M, 1994), pp. 147–58.
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Defending the Borders: The Texas Rangers, 1848–1861
1846:"Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Rangers"
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3067:, Berkley (2008) Chapter I: The Border 1910–1915.
2948:"Texas Ranger Statue Removed At Dallas Love Field"
2101:"Private Lewis F. Scheuster, Texas Rangers, Texas"
3869:The Lynching of Mexicans in the Texas Borderlands
3693:Harris, Charles H. III; Sadler, Louis R. (2009).
3670:Harris, Charles H. III; Sadler, Louis R. (2004).
1307:, learned Bonnie and Clyde had visited a home in
4122:Highway patrol/state police in the United States
3883:The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense
2858:Love Field Art Program, Office of Public Affairs
2644:"Report of the Ranger Investigating Committee,"
2581:(Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2007), 79.
2290:"El Paso Salt Wars (U.S. National Park Service)"
2242:The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Justice
2088:The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense
604:along his line of communications to Vera Cruz.
590:First Regiment of Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers
568:in September 1846, famous Texas Rangers such as
491:An early depiction of a group of Texas Rangers,
3947:The Legend Begins: The Texas Rangers, 1823–1845
3741:Bonnie and Clyde: A Twenty-First-Century Update
3415:Stopka, Christina; Agler, Dan (November 2019).
2313:Parsons, Chuck & Hall Little, Marianne E.,
974:A famous phrase associated with the Rangers is
833:in his re-election campaign—after his opponent
635:the following year with Capt. Peter Tumlinson.
354:The Texas Rangers were unofficially created by
3805:Parsons, Chuck & Marianne E. Hall Little.
2053:. Harvard University Press. pp. 254–255.
1964:"TxDPS – Texas Rangers Historical Development"
4491:
4106:
3989:Official Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
3521:Texas Ranger Tales: Stories That Need Telling
1116:, where the Bass gang had planned to rob the
933:, in addition to the capture of Texas gunman
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8:
4626:This does not include police departments of
3417:"Texas Rangers Killed or Died While on Duty"
2673:"Report of Ranger Investigating Committee,"
433:, Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call from the
177:Map of Texas Ranger Division's jurisdiction
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2746:Migra! A History of the U.S. Border Patrol
915:described the men who served him as this:
808:, Texas, on the Mexican border in western
362:creating a body of rangers to protect the
4695:Ranger organizations of the United States
3613:
2128:. The Battle of Monterrey. Archived from
1725:List of law enforcement agencies in Texas
660:Texas Historical Marker for Texas Ranger
643:), and the Rangers were again dissolved.
3739:Knight, James R. & Davis, Jonathan.
1586:
1240:, a small but major campaign during the
1208:were all called in to provide security.
829:again damaged after supporting Governor
378:(TxDPS); it fulfills the role of Texas'
3566:. University of Oklahoma Press (2010).
3453:, University of Oklahoma Press (2004).
3391:"Texas Rangers, Texas, Fallen Officers"
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2231:killed 1893 is 3rd from right front row
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1915:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
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1196:planned a summit in El Paso, Texas and
684:Many Rangers enlisted to fight for the
3638:The Autobiography of John Hays Hammond
3549:Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of Texas
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607:John Jackson Tumlinson Sr., the first
185:268,820 square miles (696,240 km)
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3898:The Southwestern Historical Quarterly
3467:The Southwestern Historical Quarterly
2796:(University of Nebraska Press, 2007)
2463:"Canales, José Tomás [J. T.]"
2397:. Texas State Library. April 25, 2016
7:
4680:Organizations based in Austin, Texas
4636:Texas Department of Criminal Justice
4133:Law enforcement in the United States
3885:, University of Texas Press (1989).
3584:, University of Texas Press (1987).
3425:Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
3345:Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
3271:Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
3161:Colloff, Pamela (January 20, 2013).
2708:Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
2004:from the original on August 28, 2020
1930:Sublett, Jesse (December 31, 1969).
1696:Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
1584:The causes of death are as follows:
600:in his Mexico City Campaign and the
482:History of the Texas Ranger Division
466:Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
351:(1836–1846) and the State of Texas.
313:investigative law enforcement agency
4060:by Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861–1937
3774:. Harvard University Press (2018).
3642:. New York: Farrar & Rinehart.
3218:. Txdps.state.tx.us. Archived from
3192:. Txdps.state.tx.us. Archived from
3134:Nelson, Aaron (December 11, 2017).
2704:"The Texas Rangers and World War I"
1966:. Txdps.state.tx.us. Archived from
1814:. December 23, 2015. Archived from
1011:Captain Bill McDonald: Texas Ranger
311:for 'Texan Devils'), is an
3857:. Oxford University Press (2007).
2533:Texas State Historical Association
2467:Texas State Historical Association
1944:from the original on July 12, 2019
1050:and was involved in resistance to
25:
4705:Texas Department of Public Safety
4690:Military of the Republic of Texas
4640:Texas Juvenile Justice Department
3289:Texas Department of Public Safety
2770:. Texasranger.org. Archived from
2026:. Texasranger.org. Archived from
1932:"Lone on the Range: Texas Lawmen"
1437:is the headquarters for Company F
1431:is the headquarters for Company E
1425:is the headquarters for Company D
1419:is the headquarters for Company C
1413:is the headquarters for Company B
1407:is the headquarters for Company A
902:, which was established in 1924.
847:Texas Department of Public Safety
376:Texas Department of Public Safety
347:force at the service of both the
335:and as detectives, protected the
264:Texas Department of Public Safety
4022:, published 1914, hosted by the
3715:, Yale University Press (2003).
1780:
1768:
1756:
1744:
650:Badge of a Texas State policeman
168:
85:
73:
61:
4675:Lawmen of the American Old West
3451:My Life With Bonnie & Clyde
2395:"The 1919 Ranger Investigation"
2049:Martinez, Monica Muñoz (2018).
1184:Taft-DĂaz assassination attempt
986:in 1896 to prevent the illegal
18:Texas Rangers (Law Enforcement)
4700:State Bureaus of Investigation
3867:Villanueva, Nicholas. (2017).
1880:. May 15, 2018. Archived from
1873:DPS announces staff promotions
861:, a state representative from
845:under a new agency called the
1:
4665:1823 establishments in Mexico
3949:, State House Press, (1996).
3934:, State House Press, (1999).
3920:, State House Press, (2001).
3523:, Republic of Texas, (1998).
2982:. Retrieved October 12, 2005.
2893:Davies, Dave (June 8, 2020).
2504:"Rangers and Outlaws | TSLAC"
942:Royal Canadian Mounted Police
802:the January 28, 1918 massacre
704:; supplemented by the 30 man
556:to the United States and the
492:
461:is named after the division.
447:portraying Cordell Walker in
380:state bureau of investigation
3964:. London. October 16, 1909.
3809:, State House Press (2000).
3602:Western Historical Quarterly
3489:, St. Martin's Press (2016)
2810:Dan Stuart's Fistic Carnival
1457:Texas Rangers Rank Structure
1384:pertaining to all facets of
1202:United States Secret Service
1164:, and caught up with him in
730:), their involvement in the
327:, based in the capital city
27:Texas law enforcement agency
3501:Caballero, Raymond (2015).
2919:Swanson, Doug (June 2020).
2843:Robinson, Charles, op. cit.
2768:"Texas Ranger Hall of Fame"
2757:Ford, John Salmon, op. cit.
2024:"Texas Ranger Hall of Fame"
1541:coin from which it is made.
1216:, a nephew of Texas Ranger
1152:and a former Texas Ranger.
1057:Brown v. Board of Education
835:Miriam Amanda "Ma" Ferguson
816:launched by Texas lawmaker
766:and confessions induced by
625:Battle of Little Robe Creek
508:Mexican War of Independence
285:dps.texas.gov/texas-rangers
4726:
4130:
3824:, Modern Library, (2001).
3795:. William Morrow, (2015).
3711:Johnson, Benmamin Herber.
3319:"The Texas Ranger Costume"
2364:Chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
1693:
1350:
1278:
1128:
1112:Jones set up an ambush at
1087:
978:. It is a sensationalized
962:Texas Rangers gathered at
853:1919 Canales Investigation
596:, who fought with General
525:, newly elected president
479:
430:Tales of the Texas Rangers
40:
29:
4710:Texas Military Department
4628:colleges and universities
4624:
4128:
3753:Levario, Miguel. (2012).
3596:Graybill, Andrew (2004).
3308:Circelli, Jerry, op. cit.
3285:"Ranger Responsibilities"
1730:New Mexico Mounted Patrol
1210:Frederick Russell Burnham
633:Battle of Rio Grande City
562:counter-guerrilla warfare
512:Robert McAlpin Williamson
282:
176:
167:
128:'s 1823 ranger companies)
84:
72:
60:
4506:Texas police departments
4455:Northern Mariana Islands
4043:Lone Stars and Gun Smoke
3840:. Viking Press, (2020).
3140:San Antonio Express News
1329:Sheriff Henderson Jordan
1048:White Citizens' Councils
521:and the creation of the
149:Jurisdictional structure
30:Not to be confused with
4685:People of Spanish Texas
4024:Portal to Texas History
4019:Rangers and Sovereignty
3881:Webb, Walter Prescott.
2798:excerpt and text search
2740:Monica Muñoz Martinez,
2727:Monica Muñoz Martinez,
2689:Monica Muñoz Martinez,
2660:Monica Muñoz Martinez,
2552:Monica Muñoz Martinez,
2421:www.thestoryoftexas.com
2240:Webb, Walter Prescott,
2086:Webb, Walter Prescott,
1690:Hall of Fame and Museum
1444:Division Headquarters:
988:heavyweight prize fight
968:Maher–Fitzsimmons fight
722:(including bank robber
602:Anti-guerrilla campaign
570:John Coffee "Jack" Hays
154:Operations jurisdiction
115:; 188 years ago
4513:Dep't of Public Safety
3768:Martinez, Monica Muñoz
3743:, Eakin Press (2003).
3725:Keil, Robert. (2002).
3562:Dishman, Christopher.
2878:: CS1 maint: others (
2854:"Texas Ranger of 1960"
1720:La Matanza (1910–1920)
1542:
1276:
1206:United States Marshals
1154:John Barclay Armstrong
1144:
1101:
971:
954:"One Riot, One Ranger"
922:
780:
681:
669:
651:
621:John Salmon "Rip" Ford
617:Hardin Richard Runnels
582:Samuel Hamilton Walker
543:Battle of Stone Houses
499:
343:, and functioned as a
303:
193:27,469,114 (2015 est.)
50:Law enforcement agency
4660:Texas Ranger Division
4521:Texas Ranger Division
2827:www.txdps.state.tx.us
2792:Andrew R. Graybill,
2594:. November 15, 1912.
1648:Gunfire (accidental)
1618:Duty related illness
1532:
1382:criminal intelligence
1267:
1138:
1097:
961:
917:
778:
694:Terry's Texas Rangers
677:
659:
649:
586:William Jenkins Worth
489:
455:Major League Baseball
295:Texas Ranger Division
214:Operational structure
113:October 17, 1835
56:Texas Ranger Division
4526:Texas Highway Patrol
4427:District of Columbia
4006:"Frontier Battalion"
3945:Wilkins, Frederick.
3930:Wilkins, Frederick.
3916:Wilkins, Frederick.
3485:Boessenecker, John.
2774:on February 23, 2009
2214:Wilkins, Frederick,
1821:on December 23, 2015
1608:Automobile accident
1353:Death of Irene Garza
1099:Bank robber Sam Bass
1034:One Riot, One Ranger
1032:airport also titled
976:One Riot, One Ranger
966:to stop the illegal
843:Texas Highway Patrol
706:Texas Special Police
558:Mexican–American War
450:Walker, Texas Ranger
297:, also known as the
41:For other uses, see
36:Texas Highway Patrol
4465:U.S. Virgin Islands
3820:Robinson, Charles.
3580:Ford, John Salmon.
3222:on January 27, 2010
2529:"Porvenir Massacre"
2486:Texas Legislature,
1852:on October 16, 2011
1553:Mexican silver coin
1535:obverse and reverse
1294:Eastham Prison Farm
1190:William Howard Taft
929:and the killing of
787:William Howard Taft
566:Battle of Monterrey
554:annexation of Texas
401:, such as those of
387:William Howard Taft
252:Jason Taylor, Chief
3834:Swanson, Doug, J.
3791:Moore, Stephen L.
3659:Hampton's Magazine
3632:Hammond, John Hays
3444:General references
3063:Utley, Robert M.,
3054:, pp. 565–66.
2973:John Wesley Hardin
2366:. February 8, 1918
2253:Utley, Robert M.,
1812:U.S. Census Bureau
1678:Struck by vehicle
1543:
1537:of a 1948 Mexican
1347:Irene Garza murder
1277:
1250:United States Army
1148:deputy sheriff of
1145:
1141:John Wesley Hardin
1131:John Wesley Hardin
1125:John Wesley Hardin
1102:
1070:John Wesley Hardin
1064:High-profile cases
1052:school integration
972:
927:John Wesley Hardin
863:Brownsville, Texas
859:José Tomás Canales
818:José Tomás Canales
798:Mexican Revolution
781:
770:and intimidation.
764:summary executions
760:Leander H. McNelly
728:John Wesley Hardin
702:Texas State Police
696:. In 1870, during
682:
670:
652:
641:American Civil War
500:
406:John Wesley Hardin
372:Reconstruction Era
301:and also known as
140:Texas State Police
32:Texas State Police
4670:American frontier
4647:
4646:
4473:
4472:
4011:Handbook of Texas
3999:Handbook of Texas
3704:978-0-8263-4652-0
3649:978-0-405-05913-1
3557:978-0-300-09093-2
3547:Cantrell, Gregg.
2978:Handbook of Texas
2833:on June 13, 2010.
2808:Miletich, Leo N.
2577:Robert M. Utley,
2508:www.tsl.texas.gov
2075:The Texas Rangers
2030:on March 20, 2016
1970:on March 19, 2012
1687:
1686:
1593:Number of deaths
1462:Ranger (Sergeant)
1254:James E. Ferguson
1214:John Hays Hammond
1118:Williamson County
1090:Sam Bass (outlaw)
1030:Dallas Love Field
627:in 1858 and then
539:Cordova Rebellion
527:Mirabeau B. Lamar
523:Republic of Texas
360:Permanent Council
356:Stephen F. Austin
337:governor of Texas
291:
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238:Support employees
126:Stephen F. Austin
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1668:Struck by train
1590:Causes of death
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1309:Bienville Parish
1281:Bonnie and Clyde
1273:Bonnie and Clyde
1260:Bonnie and Clyde
1218:John Coffee Hays
1078:Bonnie and Clyde
900:US Border Patrol
826:Great Depression
732:Mason County War
519:Texas Revolution
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414:Bonnie and Clyde
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246:Agency executive
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810:Presidio County
783:
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753:Salinero Revolt
726:and gunfighter
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578:Bigfoot Wallace
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304:Diablos Tejanos
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4279:Mississippi
4194:Connecticut
3540:Cox, Mike.
3533:Cox, Mike.
3519:Cox, Mike.
3294:January 14,
3174:October 21,
3040:Harris 2009
3004:Harris 2009
2992:Harris 2009
2713:November 5,
2513:October 29,
2347:Harris 2009
2332:Harris 2004
2294:www.nps.gov
2229:Frank Jones
2073:Cox, Mike,
1906:|work=
1539:cinco pesos
1515:cowboy hats
1290:Barrow gang
1286:Frank Hamer
1269:Frank Hamer
1226:palm pistol
1204:agents and
895:World War I
714:legislature
686:Confederacy
547:Sam Houston
496: 1845
470:Waco, Texas
457:(MLB) team
425:Lone Ranger
421:pulp novels
370:during the
4654:Categories
4638:(TDCJ) or
4571:Fort Worth
4394:Washington
4314:New Mexico
4309:New Jersey
4184:California
4131:See also:
3962:Daily Mail
3226:August 31,
3136:"Reporter"
2926:D Magazine
2161:0292770340
2008:August 17,
1948:August 11,
1787:Television
1465:Lieutenant
1333:Ted Hinton
1317:Shreveport
1298:car thefts
1242:Border War
1238:Bandit War
1232:Bandit War
1114:Round Rock
1106:stagecoach
1023:Rio Grande
992:Pete Maher
719:desperados
403:gunfighter
321:U.S. state
190:Population
120:1835-10-17
4404:Wisconsin
4369:Tennessee
4274:Minnesota
4249:Louisiana
4168:Arkansas
4008:from the
3996:from the
3970:0307-7578
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3325:March 15,
3251:March 15,
3119:March 15,
3094:March 15,
2975:from the
2605:March 12,
2600:0894-2064
2538:March 12,
2472:March 12,
2370:March 15,
2191:March 15,
2136:March 15,
2110:March 15,
2034:March 15,
1974:March 15,
1908:ignored (
1898:cite book
1794:Citations
1510:sombreros
1499:(Mexican
1305:Louisiana
1166:Pensacola
1160:and into
980:apocrypha
791:President
755:in 1877.
690:secession
368:Civil War
341:the Alamo
270:Companies
4603:Counties
4588:Pasadena
4581:Template
4559:Template
4389:Virginia
4339:Oklahoma
4319:New York
4294:Nebraska
4284:Missouri
4269:Michigan
4259:Maryland
4244:Kentucky
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4189:Colorado
3910:30242465
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3395:Odmp.org
3370:Odmp.org
3200:March 6,
2958:June 12,
2874:cite web
2778:March 6,
2401:April 3,
2227:Captain
2105:Odmp.org
2002:Archived
1942:Archived
1888:March 2,
1856:March 7,
1704:See also
1658:Stabbed
1638:Gunfire
1628:Drowned
1598:Assault
1519:holsters
1505:vaqueros
1496:vaqueros
1482:Uniforms
1321:Gibsland
1174:Jim Hogg
1084:Sam Bass
1074:Sam Bass
1000:Roy Bean
990:between
931:Sam Bass
875:Porvenir
806:Porvenir
724:Sam Bass
594:Rip Ford
535:Comanche
533:and the
531:Cherokee
410:Sam Bass
399:Old West
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