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  2. Texas State Police - Wikipedia

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    The Texas State Police was formed during the administration of Governor Davis on July 22, 1870, to combat crime during the Reconstruction Era of the United States. Davis also created the Texas Special Police, State Guard of Texas, and the Texas Reserve Militia, which was the forerunner of the Texas National Guard. [citation needed]

  3. Category : Defunct law enforcement agencies of Texas

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    Texas State Police This page was last edited on 4 May 2011, at 05:36 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...

  4. Leander H. McNelly - Wikipedia

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    The State Police force was abolished on April 22, 1873. [ 3 ] The Democratic Party regained control of Texas in 1873, and in 1874, to combat massive lawlessness, the newly elected governor, Richard Coke , created two branches of the Texas Rangers , a Frontier Battalion under the command of major John B. Jones, and a designated Special Force ...

  5. Texas Department of Public Safety - Wikipedia

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    Four bureaus—Administration, State Police, Rangers, and Fire Prevention—were suggested to be created with the implementation of the new force. The findings of Griffenhagen and Associates were ultimately unpopular across the state, and the Texas Senate created a committee to conduct its own survey of the State's law enforcement. As a result ...

  6. Texas Special Police - Wikipedia

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    Governor Edmund J. Davis, in order to combat crime statewide in Texas, formed the Texas Special Police on July 22, 1870 [2] There were 30 Special Police Officers (SPO) assigned as auxiliary officers throughout the state. [2] On April 22, 1873, the law authorizing the state police was repealed by the newly elected Democrat controlled state ...

  7. La Lomita Chapel - Wikipedia

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    La Lomita Chapel is a historic Catholic chapel in Mission, Texas.It was once an important site for the Cavalry of Christ, a group of priests who traveled long distances on horseback to minister to Catholics living on isolated ranches along the Rio Grande.

  8. Fort Worth diocese alleges drugs in monastery where nun is ...

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    The diocese said it is in communication with police “regarding serious concerns it has regarding the use of marijuana and edibles at the monastery.” Fort Worth Catholic Diocese

  9. State police (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The State Highway Patrol was merged with the State Police on June 29, 1937. [7] The Texas State Police was formed during the administration of Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis on July 22, 1870, to combat crime associated with Reconstruction statewide in Texas. It worked primarily against racially based crimes, and included black police officers ...