4
Britton Johnson
by Christina Claridy
Research Librarian, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame

8
Rio Grande Valley Joint Operations Intelligence Center
Issues Operation Border Star Challenge Coin
News

10
Texas Ranger Reunion 2011
Captain John Wood - Oldest Retired Texas Ranger
Texas Ranger Association Foundation

12
Introduction to Texas Ranger Books
Byron Johnson

16
If You Pull It, Jack, I’ll Kill You
from
Rawhide Ranger, Ira Aten: Enforcing Law on the Texas Frontier
by James R. (Bob) Alexander

24
Battling the Olguins
from
John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger
by Chuck Parsons

32
Bloody Bill Longley
from
Bloody Bill Longley: the Mythology of a Gunfighter
by Rick Miller

39
A Carnival of Crime and Corruption
from
Winchester Warriors:
Texas Rangers of Company D, 1874-1901
by James R. (Bob) Alexander

49
Assault on the Highway
from
First in Texas
by Bob Arnold

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