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1. tomrizzo.com › the-avenging-ranger“THE AVENGING RANGER” - Tom Rizzo

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   Feb 13, 2024 · Texas Ranger Scott Cooley stared in disbelief at the message he received—words that moved him to tears. A brutal mob near Mason, Texas, had gunned down the man who informally adopted him in the early 1870s.

2. www.historynet.com › mason-county-warMason County War - HistoryNet

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   Jun 12, 2006 · The first man to take direct and bloody revenge against Williamson’s killers was a young former Texas Ranger named Scott Cooley, and he proved very good at such work. Born in Missouri about 1854, William Scott Cooley moved with his family to Jack County, in northwest Texas, in 1856 or ’57.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Scott_CooleyScott Cooley - Wikipedia

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   Scott Cooley (c. 1845 – June 1876) was an Old West Texas Ranger and later outlaw, best known for his association with gunman Johnny Ringo.

4. www.legendsofamerica.com › law-scottcooleyScott Cooley – Texas Ranger Turned Killer - Legends of America

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   Scott Cooley was an honorable man for the first 30 years of his life and served as a Texas Ranger but would later change when he got involved in the Mason County War and befriended notorious outlaw Johnny Ringo. Born in Texas in 1845 *, Cooley was orphaned early in life after Native Americans killed his parents.

5. historicalnovelsociety.org › reviews › texas-rangerTexas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who ...

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   This book contains everything you need to know about the early Texas Rangers and the men (both good and bad) who belonged to this well-known law enforcement body. It is an excellent, well-written narrative, including many instances of Hamer’s involvement in capturing criminals throughout his life.

6. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Cooley-3181William Scott Cooley (abt.1855-1876) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

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   Jan 21, 2020 · In 1874 when the Texas Rangers were reorganized, Scott enlisted in Company D, the Frontier Battalion on 25 May at Blanco City under Captain C.R. Perry and was given the rank of corporal. Scott was described as a "cow driver," 5 feet 5 inches tall, with dark complexion, hair and eyes.

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   What should I know about the Texas Rangers?

   • This book contains everything you need to know about the early Texas Rangers and the men (both good and bad) who belonged to this well-known law enforcement body. It is an excellent, well-written narrative, including many instances of Hamer’s involvement in capturing criminals throughout his life.

   Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie

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   How did the Rangers help settle Texas?

   • The Rangers made it possible to settle Texas. By protecting South Texas from cattle rustlers and East Texas from oil-field plunderers, they guarded the soft flanks of the state’s burgeoning economy. They were the Klan’s greatest foe and the most-dogged trackers of murderers, from Clyde Barrow to Animal McFadden.

   The Twilight of the Texas Rangers – Texas Monthly

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   Are the Rangers in sync with Texas?

   • In a sense, however, the Rangers have always been in sync with Texas—or rather, with the part of Texas that, for better and for worse, distinguishes Texans from the rest of the world. No other state boasts an equivalent to the Rangers, and in no other state would the Rangers survive its many controversies.

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   Who are the Rangers?

   • Rangers are faithful keepers of Ranger mythology, and it all begins with McNelly, the youthful captain under whose command a pintsize brigade slaughtered countless criminals and Mexicans from 1874 until 1877.

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   Do we really need another Mexican American Ranger?

   • In 1971 a Ranger captain approached DPS narcotics investigator Ray Martinez and said, “Ray, we really need another Mexican American Ranger.” Martinez, who as an Austin police officer in 1966 helped gun down sniper Charles Whitman in the University of Texas Tower, thought the proposition sounded like tokenism and declined.

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   Why did the Texas Rangers erode their credibility?

   • The eroding credibility of the Rangers meant that defense attorneys no longer shuddered when a Ranger took the stand on behalf of the state. In 1986 an East Texas school principal named Hurley Fontenot stood trial for the murder of a football coach who had been dating a woman Fontenot had been in love with.

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8. www.texasmonthly.com › being-texan › the-twilight-ofThe Twilight of the Texas Rangers – Texas ... - Texas Monthly

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   Texas History. The Twilight of the Texas Rangers. For 170 years, the legendary lawmen have faced down cattle rustlers, serial killers, and every threat imaginable. Now they must grapple with...