Tag Archives: Texas Ranger

New Sheriff Jim Wilson Documentary Now Live on Amazon Prime

Nighthawk Custom presents a Panteo Productions documentary: Up Close With: Sheriff Jim Wilson. With gunwriter and Sheriff Jim’s friend and colleague Richard Mann jamming with the man himself.

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Frank Hamer’s Sweetwater Fight: Lessons Learned

Frank Hamer was not afraid to wade into trouble, but occasionally learned a hard lesson doing so. Such was the case at Sweetwater, TX. Texas Ranger Frank Hamer is best known for helping to end the careers of Clyde Barrow … Continue reading

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Who Killed Joe Sitter?

Recently, I told the story of how US Mounted Customs Agent Joe Sitter was killed in an ambush in a remote canyon on May 23, 1915. That killing has always been blamed on the border bandit Chico Cano. But there … Continue reading

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The Cinco Peso Badge

The Cinco Peso badge is the badge most closely associated with the Texas Rangers.However, it has a rather unique history that is more closely associated with border lawmen in general.

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