[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 186 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TEXAS RANGERS: ONE RIOT, ONE RANGER

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, they have been the focus of legend and 
lore, portrayed on radio shows and the silver screen.
  It was this month, in 1835, the new Republic of Texas officially 
created a law enforcement force of three companies, 56 men each, known 
as the Texas Rangers. The Rangers wear a star made out of a Mexican 
cinco pesos coin on their western dress, with, of course, the 
ubiquitous cowboy hat.
  Captain Bill McDonald said it best: ``No man in the wrong can stand 
up against a fellow that's in the right and keeps on a-comin'.''
  They are the oldest law enforcement agency in North America with 
statewide jurisdiction. These Texas lawmen have always had a certain 
swagger and a certain awe about them.
  Legendary Ranger ``RIP,'' rest in peace, Ford said this: ``They did 
right because it was right.''
  And when the Dallas mayor needed to call in the big guns to prevent 
an illegal prizefight, Captain McDonald answered the call. As the story 
is told, the mayor asked: ``Where are the other rangers?''
  McDonald replied: ``Hell, ain't I enough? There's only one 
prizefight.''
  Texas Rangers: One riot, one ranger.
  And that is just the way it is.

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