A new Texas Monthly podcast examines the history of the Rangers, the storied Texas police force whose image has been burnished in countless Hollywood renderings.
Tell me about how your own family history interweaves with the Rangers.
"My grandfather claimed that one of our ancestors was one of the first Mexican Texas rangers. That family story was the beginning of my fascination with them. More recently, my grandmother, who grew up in a Mexican neighborhood in San Antonio, told me that when she grew up, you had to be careful around them. A white hat meant 'run.'""Very few other states that have same connection with their past as Texans.
"The narrative of Texas history is of intrepid settlers in a dangerous territory, who bring in industry, bring in democracy. That's a potent and politically useful story, and that's why whenever it might be questioned — in school textbooks, or about 'Remember the Alamo' — there's a sensitivity to that."
A spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety told you "there are the historical Rangers, and then there are the modern Rangers." What do you think of that distinction? "It's a pretty fair thesis. Even before the latest push for representation, Rangers in the 1990s made a concerted effort to diversify their ranks ... But it's still not reflective of Texas, I don't think.Axios on facebook
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