Porvenir, Texas
December 19, 2024
Written by Tim Bowman I decided to experiment with something a little different in my Texas history class here at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU)
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Caminata 2024
November 15, 2024
By Juan Carmona, RTF Member November 3, 2024, is going on my list as one of my proudest moments as an educator. In the past,
The Mexican American Museum of Texas Presents: “Life and Death on the Border”
September 2, 2024
By Ruben A. Arellano, 2024 The Mexican American Museum of Texas just celebrated its second year of existence, and in that time, it has brought
The Politics of Mass Murder: William Hanson and the Ranger’s First Investigation into the Porvenir Massacre
May 15, 2024
On February 8, 1918, Texas Ranger Captain William Hanson wrote a letter to his boss, Adjutant General James Harley, about his trip to Marfa, Texas.
The Plan de San Diego: A Triumph of the Mexican American Spirit
February 8, 2023
On a gloomy Saturday afternoon in January, the Duval County Historical Commission unveiled a historical marker commemorating the signing of El Plan de San Diego.
Are the Ranger Hall of Fame and Ranger 2023 Spying on Ranger Critics?
January 12, 2023
Are the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum and Ranger 2023 (the organization running the Ranger bicentennial program) spying on their critics? That is
RTF announces “On This Day in Ranger History” campaign for 2023
December 28, 2022
Refusing to Forget is pleased to announce that in 2023 we will be running an #OTD in Ranger History campaign to coincide with the Ranger
Rangers as Bandits
December 20, 2022
Beginning in December of 1917, members of the Texas Rangers and the U.S. Army made several unauthorized incursions into Mexico while pursuing so-called bandits.
Hunted Like Deer
December 18, 2022
December 18, 1922, a century ago today, Texas Rangers and mounted U.S. Customs officers policing the border killed a group of suspected mounted liquor smugglers
