Texas Ranger History in Need of Context

It's the Bicentennial of the Texas Rangers, and not everyone is thankful for two centuries of Ranger service. In this episode, we give you the context you need to understand the events surrounding the tragic Porvenir Massacre. This was perhaps the darkest episode in Ranger history. Here's some much needed context to supplement how the event is described by anti-Ranger scholars.

Michelle M Haas

Chairman, Texas History Trust.
Lead designer, managing editor and researcher at Copano Bay Press.
Native of the Texas Coastal Plains.

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