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By the early 1830s, the Mexican War of Independence had subsided, and some 60 to 70 families had settled in Texas—most of them from the United States. Because there was no regular army to protect the citizens against attacks by native tribes and bandits, in 1823, Stephen F. Austin organized small, informal armed groups whose duties required them to range over the countryside, and who thus ...
The Rangers have taken part in many of the most important events of Texas history, such as stopping the assassination of presidents William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz in El Paso, and in some of the best-known criminal cases in the history of the Old West, such as those of gunfighter John Wesley Hardin, bank robber Sam Bass, and outlaws ...
The Texas Rangers' logo since 2003. The Texas Rangers Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise was established in 1961 as the second incarnation of the Washington Senators, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C., after the old Washington Senators team of the American League moved to Minnesota and became the Twins.
The Texas Rangers Hall of Fame was created in 2003 to honor the careers of former Texas Rangers players, managers, executives, and broadcasters. There are currently ...
Ranger, Texas, a city; Ranger (disambiguation) First Regiment of Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers, or Hays's Texas Rangers; Tales of the Texas Rangers, 1950s radio and television series; Terry's Texas Rangers, the popular name of the 8th Texas Cavalry; Texas City Rangers, a team of the American Basketball Association which began in 2008
The 2024 Texas Rangers season was the 64th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 53rd in Arlington as the Rangers, and the fifth season at Globe Life Field.They entered the season as the defending World Series champions, after winning their first World Series title in franchise history, as well as the defending American League champions.
The Rangers franchise was formed in 1961, then called the Washington Senators, as a member of the American League. [1] In its 62-year history, the Texas Rangers baseball franchise of Major League Baseball's American League has employed 28 managers. [2] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field. [3]
John Coffee "Jack" Hays (January 28, 1817 – April 21, 1883) [1] was an American military officer.A captain in the Texas Rangers and a military officer of the Republic of Texas, Hays served in several armed conflicts from 1836 to 1848, including against the Comanche Empire in Texas and during the Mexican–American War.