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The Texas Ranger Division, also known as the Texas Rangers and nicknamed the Diablos Tejanos (Spanish for 'Texan Devils'), [4] is an investigative law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Texas, based in the capital city Austin.
The Texas Rangers thus began a campaign of racial profiling and ethnic violence against Mexicans in Texas. [ 3 ] : 667 One Texas judge, James Wells, estimated in later testimony that Texas officers and vigilantes were responsible for the executions of up to 300 Mexican men in just two counties.
In May 1886, his neighbor lost several horses to thieves, and Hughes pursued the band, killing two of the men in the process. He captured the remaining thieves in New Mexico Territory, and brought back the horses to return to his neighbor. The pursuit lasted for several months, and brought him to the attention of local Texas Ranger Ira Aten.
By the early 1830s, the Mexican War of Independence had subsided, and some 60 to 70 families had settled in Texas—most of them from the United States. Because there was no regular army to protect the citizens against attacks by native tribes and bandits, in 1823, Stephen F. Austin organized small, informal armed groups whose duties required them to range over the countryside, and who thus ...
Although Lopez was dead and his gang defeated, the Texas Rangers never told the state of Utah. The Lopez case remained open until January 24, 2003. After years of investigating on his own time and money, Deputy Sheriff Randy Lish of Salt Lake County confirmed that the Lopez of Utah and the Lopez of Texas were the same man, and the case was closed.
After a 15-year tenure as Texas' top law enforcement officer that put him front and center in the state's response to more than a half-dozen mass shootings and to the ongoing immigration crisis at ...
Texas Rangers fans cheer as the members of the team pass by during the Texas Rangers World Series Parade in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Nov. 03, 2023. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth)
Marvin "Red" Burton (August 10, 1885 – May 16, 1970) was a Texas Ranger during the 1920s. [1] A native Texan, Burton worked in various positions of law enforcement almost the entirety of his adult career.