Ep 48: The Texas Rangers

All Crime No Cattle

True Crime, History

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2019

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode, Shea takes us through the history of the Texas Rangers, the most specialized and unique statewide law enforcement agency in the country. We'll learn how Rangers' roles have evolved from their dark inception in the early 1800s to their place today as an elite police force. The episode ends with two stories where Texas Rangers saved the day.

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Transcript

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0:30.0	Hey folks and welcome to another episode of All Crime No Cattle.
0:40.5	This is Aaron.
0:41.5	And I'm Shay.
0:42.5	Shay, how are you doing this week?
0:44.3	Well, I'm getting over a pretty ridiculous cold that is dragged out for a week and has
0:49.0	put me behind the 8 ball, but we're going to try and get through it and put out a cool
0:53.2	episode for you guys.
0:54.2	I think you might like it.
0:55.6	Speaking of which, we're doing this episode today because we got an interesting
0:59.6	email from one of our patrons, Liz from Australia.
1:04.2	And she kind of gave us a great idea to do something different with this episode.
1:08.2	Her message reads, quote,
1:10.2	Hi Aaron and Shay.
1:11.4	I am a small town sheriff and you're outpost here in Melbourne, Australia.
1:15.4	I know all you Texans and probably most Americans know the operational distinctions between
1:20.0	your many levels of law enforcement.
1:22.4	When it comes to the Texas Rangers, all I know about them is what I've seen in old movies.
1:27.1	And you do something that explains how they differ from the rest of the police so that
1:31.7	I will know what I'm expected to do when I transfer or when I see some old golden age
1:37.1	story of Texas Rangers when they are all handsome and brave and have super smart horses for
1:42.7	company and a gorgeous girl behind every bar.
1:45.8	Thank y'all Liz.
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