History of the Texas Ranger Division - Wikipedia
On November 28, 1835, Robert McAlpin Williamson was chosen to be the first Major of the Texas Rangers. Within two years the Rangers grew to more than 300 men. In their early days, …
The Texas Ranger Story | Texas State History Museum
During the Texas Revolution in 1836, the provisional government authorized the first official, government-sanctioned Ranger force to patrol the Texas frontier and protect settlers from …
Texas Ranger Division - Wikipedia
The rangers were founded in 1823 when Stephen F. Austin, known as the Father of Texas, employed ten men to act as rangers to protect 600 to 700 newly settled families who arrived in …
History of the Texas Rangers | Department of Public Safety
On August 10, 1935, when the Texas Legislature created the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Rangers and the Texas Highway Patrol became members of this agency, with …
Historic Timeline - Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
1823 - Evolution of the Texas Rangers. The newly established government of Mexico is wracked by political and economic turmoil following Independence. It cannot protect isolated farms and …
Rangers of the Republic of Texas - Texas Ranger Hall of Fame …
In June of 1844, the Texas Rangers and the Comanche fought a pivotal battle that forever changed the history of Indian warfare in the West. After drilling his men in marksmanship, …
History and Records of Texas Rangers - Genealogy Trails
The Rangers have taken part in many of the most important events of Texas history and were involved in some of the most well known criminal cases in the history of the Old West, such as …
Texas Rangers - TSHA
In 1823, only two years after Anglo-American colonization formally began in Texas, empresario Stephen F. Austin hired ten experienced frontiersmen as "Rangers" for a punitive expedition …
Texas Ranger History Texas Ranger Hall OF Fame
Rangers of the Republic of Texas. After the Revolution, "Texians" were more reliant on the Rangers than ever. The "Ranging men" organized by Moses Morrison and Stephen F. Austin …
Texas Rangers | History, Summary, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 10, 2024 · Texas Rangers, loosely organized military force that policed Texas from the time of their initial organization in the 1830s to their merger with the state highway patrol in 1935. …