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Constables, marshals, and more forgotten offices in Texas law enforcement / by Rubenser, Lorie, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Becoming a Texas peace officer -- Legal issues -- Constables -- Railroad police -- Racing Commission -- Cattle brand inspectors -- University police -- Fire marshal -- City marshal -- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission -- Bailiffs -- Game wardens -- District attorney/county attorney investigators -- Conclusion.…”
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Before Brown Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall, and the long road to justice / by Lavergne, Gary M., 1955-

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Texas by Terán the diary kept by General Manuel de Mier y Terán on his 1828 inspection of Texas / by Mier y Teran, Manuel de

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More zeal than discretion the westward adventures of Walter P. Lane / by Bryan, Jimmy L.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The road to San Jacinto (1817-36) -- Los piratas de Tejas (1836-37) -- Red lander (1837-44) -- Storming Monterrey (1845-46) -- The fault of all Texans (1846-48) -- By flood and field (1848-58) -- Family, community, and secession (1858-61) -- The Marshal Ney of Texas (1861-62) -- Partisan ranger (1862-65) -- Citizen Lane (1866-86) -- Recollections (1874-91) -- Epilogue.…”
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Houston blue the story of the Houston Police Department / by Roth, Mitchel P., 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Baghdad on the bayou -- Houston, USA -- Civil War, Reconstruction, and the birth of HPD -- Houston's crime problem -- The marshal becomes the chief -- Murder was in the air -- The bloodiest day -- HPD and the Klan -- The Prohibition years -- Reorganization -- Percy Heard and the war years -- Post-War HPD -- The old gray fox's whim -- Secret leaders and 1269m -- A sergeant becomes chief -- Political winds -- Herman B. …”
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Lone Star justice the first century of the Texas Rangers / by Utley, Robert Marshall, 1929-

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Lone star lawmen the second century of the Texas Rangers / by Utley, Robert Marshall, 1929-

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