Hi Bobby,

   That's interesting - I had read somewhere that the Texas Rangers original
were a secret with ties to the Masons. I thought that was wierd.

                                    Trisha


> In a message dated 10/25/02 8:05:42 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> >> Well, trish, I think most of small town rural america would not know
> >the technical differences, this was odessa texas, and the did not know
> the
> >> difference in the star of david and the pentagram. But, thanks for the
> >> information anyway. And the thing about the badge is amusing.
>
> That is interesting and ironic. The Texas Rangers were, at first, a
> militia
> to defend againsy, or some would say, wipe out Indians. The Rangers gave
> the
> first big contract to Colt, which kept him from going bankrupt. Initially,
> these were the most vicious, bigoted lot. If you read their history, it is
> pretty awful, by todays standards. Maybe the designers of the badge were
> not
> as ignorant as we think. They have changed and today they are an effective
> LE
> agency. BTW, my oldest grandson is named for the Texas Ranger in Lonesome
> Dove.
>
> Bobby