Texas. . .Places To Go and Things To See--Texas Rangers

Texas can boast of a few firsts and one of them is the Texas Rangers. I’m not talking about our infamous baseball team, although they are well loved and lamented. I’m speaking about a group of men that is one of the oldest state law enforcers in North America. The late Col. Homer Garrison, Jr., long-time director of the Texas Department of Public Safety said, "They were men who could not be stampeded.”

That’s our Texas Rangers. The men in white hats and cowboy boots. One writer, giving an account of the Texas Rangers was known to say, "they ride like a Mexican, trail like an Indian, shoot like a Tennesseean, and fight like the devil."

Stephen F. Austin, considered the father of Texas, was responsible for the Texas Ranger’s existence. In the beginning, 1823, the Texas Rangers were organized to “act as rangers. . .for the common defense. ..” and continue today as an intricate part and much coveted position by many of the Texas Law Enforcement individuals.

The Texas Ranger creed: “One riot, one Ranger” pretty much sums up the Texas Rangers. They are a very elite and respected group of law enforcers and their history is notorious for stopping riots and catching the bad guys.

If you would like to learn more about the Texas Rangers, visit the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco, Texas, where history abounds. It’s about 100 miles south of Dallas/Fort Worth, and well worth the investment of time, gas, and money.

The Texas Rangers have been idolized and immortalized in movies and television series. One of the more famous Texas Rangers is the legendary, non-official Texas Ranger Chuck Norris, aka Cordell Walker, seen in the Walker, Texas Ranger television series.

You can learn more information and interesting facts about the Texas Rangers online.

Their history is legendary. Their pursuits are notable. Their men are colorful. The Texas Rangers are among some of the most famous law enforcers in the history of fighting crime and keeping the peace.

Take a trip down south on I35 and be sure to stop in at the Texas Ranger's Museum of History. You'll be glad you did.

Texas Ranger Museum has some of the most outrageous guns, assault rifles, sub machine guns, sawed-off shotguns, and beautiful tooled pistols you will ever set you eyes on. There are pictures of ancient history, respected lawmen, and reputed criminals. Artwork, saddles, chaps, spurs, badges. . .a vast collection of memorabilia that you will not find any where else. And it all surrounds the history of our famous Texas Rangers.