Texas Ranger Division - Wikipedia
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.
Texas Rangers | Department of Public Safety
The Texas Rangers conduct major violent crime, public corruption, cold case and officer involved shooting investigations and oversee the department’s border security and tactical and crisis negotiation programs.
Texas Rangers Company B | Department of Public Safety
Company "B" Texas Rangers is part of a modern law enforcement agency that is deeply rooted in Texas history. Company “B” is currently the largest company of Rangers with a Major, three Lieutenants and twenty-five Rangers. The territory of responsibility for Company "B" contains forty-two counties and nearly one-fourth of the population of ...
Texas Rangers Company C | Department of Public Safety
The jurisdiction of Company "C" covers 71 counties in the Texas Panhandle and North Texas, extending from the New Mexico border, southeast to Brown County, and north to the Red River. Being the geographically largest Ranger Company, Company "C” encompasses over 67,000 square miles, which by size, is larger than 28 other U.S. States.
History of the Texas Ranger Division - Wikiwand
The origins of today's Texas Ranger Division trace back to the first days of Anglo-American settlement of what is today the State of Texas, when it was part of the Province of Coahuila y Tejas belonging to the newly independent country of Mexico.
The Texas Ranger Story | Texas State History Museum
The Texas Rangers Division is comprised of 150 Rangers who oversee border security operations and specialize in major crime and corruption investigations. The Texas Ranger Special Operations Group includes the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) and the Ranger Reconnaissance Team.
Beyond the Badge: The Work and Records of the Texas Rangers
Inquiries about types of rangers leads to records referring to units called Minute Men, Frontier Forces, Special State Troops, Mounted Volunteers, the Frontier Battalion, and others. The Texas Ranger Force was established in 1901.
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 statewide law enforcement jurisdiction.
Texas Rangers - TSHA
Jan 11, 2023 · A three-person Public Safety Commission was responsible for selecting a director and an assistant director, who, in turn, oversaw three basic units: the Texas Rangers, the Highway Patrol, and a scientific crime laboratory and detection center known as …
Texas Rangers | Law Enforcement - Texapedia
The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a statewide investigative law enforcement organization consisting of veteran commissioned officers. Formerly independent, the Rangers became a founding component of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) in 1935.