The word was first used in Texas when Stephen F. Austin penned the “Magna Carta of Texas” on Aug. 5, 1823, announcing the formation of a group of men “to act as rangers for the common ...

Guest host Eric Deggans speaks with Jack Herrera, senior editor at Texas Monthly, about his new podcast White Hats, which dives into the history of the Texas Rangers.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating more than 145 unsolved homicides, but only 13 of these make the top case list. Among them are several murders involving young children.

SAN ANTONIO – The history of the lawmen known as the Texas Rangers spans nearly two centuries. “The Ranger story begins many years ago. In 1823, the Father of Texas, Stephen F. Austin realized ...

The Texas Rangers were officially established in 1835, a year before the Republic of Texas came into existence, and as Swanson makes clear, their history is inseparable from the romanticized tales ...

Tales of the Texas Rangers is a western old-time radio drama, which aired on NBC from July 8, 1950 to September 14, 1952, and thereafter a 52-episode CBS television series broadcast on Saturday ...

And since then, they've become one of the defining symbols of the Lone Star State, especially in films and TV shows like the 1950s-era classic "Tales Of The Texas Rangers." (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW ...