IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 165 
Commemorating the bicentennial of the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas 
Department of Public Safety, the oldest State law enforcement agency 
in North America, and honoring the men and women, past and present, 
of the Texas Rangers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2023 
Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 
ELLZEY, Mr. SELF, Mr. MORAN, and Mr. WEBER of Texas) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the bicentennial of the Texas Ranger Divi-
sion of the Texas Department of Public Safety, the oldest 
State law enforcement agency in North America, and 
honoring the men and women, past and present, of the 
Texas Rangers. 
Whereas the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department 
of Public Safety was established in 1823 and will com-
memorate its 200th anniversary in 2023; 
Whereas the Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement 
organization on the North American continent with state-
wide jurisdiction; 
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Whereas the Texas Rangers have played an influential, val-
iant, and honorable role from the early years of Texas to 
the present day; 
Whereas, through the centuries, the Texas Rangers have 
served as— 
(1) a citizen militia, protecting ranches, farms, and 
settlements against hostile raids; 
(2) frontier peace officers, protecting against out-
laws and banditry; 
(3) law enforcement to new towns and settlements 
on burgeoning railroad routes and cattle trails; and 
(4) State police, handling lawlessness in oil boom-
towns, violations of Prohibition, and gangsters; 
Whereas, in 1935, the Texas Rangers were incorporated into 
one of the first departments of public safety in the 
United States; 
Whereas the Texas Rangers are internationally respected 
for— 
(1) conducting major criminal investigations; 
(2) suppressing organized crime; 
(3) performing border reconnaissance; 
(4) expertise with respect to special weapons and 
tactics; 
(5) serving as bomb squads; 
(6) special rapid response capabilities; 
(7) crisis negotiation capabilities; 
(8) joint intelligence center management; and 
(9) investigating unsolved crimes; 
Whereas the pioneering initiatives of the Texas Rangers, such 
as the Interdiction for the Protection of Children pro-
gram, have resulted in invitations from law enforcement 
agencies throughout the United States and internation-
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ally, from Australia to Great Britain, to help initiate 
similar law enforcement initiatives; 
Whereas the Texas Rangers have partnered with Federal 
agencies on numerous public safety and relief initiatives, 
such as in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, and with 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation on numerous occa-
sions, including the pursuit of Bonnie Parker and Clyde 
Barrow in 1934; 
Whereas the Texas Rangers have captured the imagination of 
the public and have become icons of United States pop-
ular culture; 
Whereas songs, books, and novels have been written about 
the Texas Rangers since the 1840s; 
Whereas the Texas Rangers are the largest and oldest multi-
media ‘‘franchise’’ of the United States, dating back to 
the earliest years of film, radio, and television; and 
Whereas the Texas Rangers have been featured in more than 
225 movies and 7 television series: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commemorates the 200th anniversary of the 
Texas Rangers; 
(2) applauds the significant achievements of the 
Texas Rangers; 
(3) commends the thousands of men and 
women who have served in both field and command 
ranks of the Texas Rangers, both before and after 
Texas statehood, including the current 234 full-time 
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employees consisting of 166 commissioned Texas 
Rangers and 68 support personnel; 
(4) remembers the 149 Texas Rangers who val-
iantly lost their lives in the performance of their du-
ties; and 
(5) recognizes the critical role the Texas Rang-
ers have played throughout the history of Texas, be-
ginning with Stephen F. Austin, the ‘‘Father of 
Texas’’, who organized the Texas Rangers for the 
common defense over the range of the Texas Repub-
lic. 
Æ 
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