Texas Rangers
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Texas Rangers may refer to:
- The Texas Ranger DivisionTexas Ranger DivisionThe Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in Texas, and is based in Austin, Texas...
of the Texas Department of Public Safety - Terry's Texas RangersTerry's Texas RangersThe 8th Texas Cavalry, , popularly known as Terry's Texas Rangers, was a group of Texas volunteers for the Confederate States Army assembled by Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry in August 1861...
, the popular name of the 8th Texas Cavalry - Terry's Texas Rangers, the name of a modern regiment in the Texas State GuardTexas State GuardThe Texas State Guard is one of three branches of the military forces of Texas, reporting to the Adjutant General, and under the command of the Governor. The other branches of the State Military Forces of Texas are the Texas Army National Guard, and the Texas Air National Guard.-History:The Texas...
- Texas Rangers (baseball)Texas Rangers (baseball)The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
, a Major League Baseball team named after the famous Texas lawmen - Texas Rangers (architects), a group of architects who taught at the Texas School of Architecture from 1951 to 1957
- Texas Rangers (film)Texas Rangers (film)Texas Rangers is a 2001 drama/western film directed by Steve Miner. It is about a group of Texas Rangers set in the post-American Civil War era, rated PG-13.- Plot :...
, a 2001 film about the Texas Rangers police force, directed by Steve Miner - The Texas Rangers (1936 film)The Texas Rangers (1936 film)The Texas Rangers is a 1936 action and Western film directed by King Vidor that starred Fred MacMurray and Jack Oakie. It was nominated for Best Sound at the 1936 Oscars....
, a 1936 film directed by King Vidor - The Texas Rangers, a 1951 Western, directed by Phil KarlsonPhil KarlsonPhil Karlson was a film director known for his no-nonsense film noirs. Karlson directed 99 River Street, Kansas City Confidential and Hell's Island all with actor John Payne in the early 1950s...
- Leucophyllum frutescensLeucophyllum frutescensLeucophyllum frutescens is an evergreen shrub in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, native to the state of Texas in the southwestern United States and the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico. Although commonly known as Texas Sage, it is not a true sage and is...
, an evergreen shrub, is sometimes referred to as "Texas Ranger"
See also
- Ranger, TexasRanger, TexasRanger is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,584 at the 2000 census. Ranger College, a community college, is the second largest employer in the community....
- Walker, Texas RangerWalker, Texas RangerWalker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full...
, an early 1990s television series starring Chuck Norris - Lone Ranger, a fictional Texas Ranger
- Tales of the Texas RangersTales of the Texas RangersTales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952...
, a U.S. radio and television series - Texas City RangersTexas City RangersThe Texas City Rangers are a team of the American Basketball Association which began play in 2008. Based in Texas City, the Rangers play their home games at La Marque High School in nearby La Marque....
, a team of the American Basketball Association which began play in 2008 - Ranger (disambiguation)Ranger (disambiguation)-Law enforcement:* Arizona Rangers* California State Rangers* Colorado Mounted Rangers* Council ranger, a type of officer in Australia* Newfoundland Rangers* New Mexico Rangers* Pakistan Rangers, a Pakistani paramilitary force* Texas Ranger Division...
- Morgan KaneMorgan KaneMorgan Kane is a fictional character created by Kjell Hallbing under the pseudonym Louis Masterson.The Morgan Kane series has become the biggest success in modern Norwegian leisure reading literature...
, a fictional Texas Ranger.