Category Archives: Texas Rangers

Consequences

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Mustang

A Texas Ranger could ride like a Mexican, track like an Indian, shoot like a Tennessean, and fight like a devil. McMullen County, formed in 1858 from Béxar, Atascosa, and Live Oak counties, sets around 74-miles south of San Antonio.  … Continue reading →

Posted in American Frontier, American Southwest, Feuds & Rivalries, Gunfights and such, History, Justice, Outlaws, Society, Texas, Texas Rangers | 2 Comments

A Tale of Southwest Texas

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Mustang

Texas was always — and remains today — a place best suited to Texans.  You can visit Texas, of course, and many people do enjoy a family holiday along San Antonio’s River Walk and visiting the Alamo (which looks nothing … Continue reading →

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Charles Edward Travis

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Mustang

I would be surprised if anyone in the United States hasn’t heard of William Barrett “Buck” Travis (1809-1836).  I find his story quite interesting, if short — and perhaps somewhat typical of Americans in the early to the late nineteenth … Continue reading →

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Ethnic Lawmen in Texas

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Mustang

Most Americans have a misperception about the old west lawmen.  I did too for many years.  It wasn’t our fault, though.  With scant exceptions[1], all liberal Hollywood ever presented to us in the cinema was white lawmen, wearing white hats, … Continue reading →

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The U.S./Mexican Border

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Mustang

As U.S. law enforcement continues its struggle against Mexican smugglers and murderers, (popularly referred to as the drug cartels), it may be useful to note that this struggle has been going on since around the mid-1800s.  If practice makes perfect, … Continue reading →

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Terry’s Texas Rangers

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Mustang

Benjamin Franklin Terry (whom everyone called Frank) was born on 18 February 1821 in Russellville, Kentucky, the son of Joseph and Sarah Smith Terry.  Joseph’s Grandfather was Nathaniel Terry; Sarah’s Grandfather was David Smith … both of whom served as … Continue reading →

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