#OTD on December 2, 1945, Houston Mayor Oscar Holcombe disbanded the Latin American Squad after receiving criticism from the Mexican American community about the head of the Squad, Officer George Bell, since he had served in the Texas Rangers.

#OTD on December 9, 1968, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held hearings in San Antonio to hear testimony about civil rights violations experienced by Mexican Americans in the Southwest.

December 10, 1877: Capt. J.W. Clous testifies about Ranger Interrogation Techniques before Congress #OTD in 1877 Army Capt. J.W. Clous testified to Congress that Ranger interrogation techniques violated Mexicans’ and

#OTD on December 26, 1917, Army Colonel George T. Langhorne led 200 men, including several Texas Rangers, on an unauthorized raid into Mexico in retaliation for the Mexican raid on

#OTD on December 30, 1917, US soldiers and Texas Rangers crossed into Mexico pursuing “bandits” who had raided the Indio Ranch near Eagle Pass the 29th. They killed ca. 6