▁( and ▁future ▁seg reg ation ists ). ▁Davis ▁created ▁the ▁" State ▁Guard ▁of ▁Texas " ▁and ▁the ▁" Res erve ▁Milit ia ", ▁which ▁were ▁for er unn ers ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁National ▁Guard . ▁ ▁The ▁Print ing ▁Bill ▁provided ▁an ▁official ▁public ▁printer , ▁a ▁state ▁journal , ▁and ▁provided ▁that ▁regional ▁newsp apers ▁be ▁designated ▁to ▁print ▁the ▁various ▁required ▁official ▁not ices . ▁This ▁in ▁effect ▁instantly ▁created ▁an ▁" o fficial " ▁state ▁press , ▁subject ▁to ▁government ▁control ▁and ▁influence . ▁ ▁Davis ' ▁government ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁controvers y , ▁cor ruption , ▁dis enf ranch is ement ▁of ▁Tex ans , ▁and ▁Car pet b agger ▁rule . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁prot ég és ▁was ▁Nor ris ▁Wright ▁C un ey ▁of ▁Gal vest on , ▁who ▁continued ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁equality ▁until ▁his ▁own ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁is ▁hon ored ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁important ▁figures ▁in ▁Texas ▁and ▁American ▁black ▁history . ▁He ▁also ▁gained ▁the ▁respect ▁and ▁friendship ▁of ▁Spanish - spe aking ▁residents ▁on ▁the ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁front ier . ▁Not ▁only ▁was ▁Davis ▁highly ▁un pop ular ▁among ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁Tex ans , ▁but ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁imp ose ▁Car pet b agger ▁rule ▁the ▁entire ▁dem ocr atic ▁political ▁process ▁was ▁per vert ed . ▁During ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁Davis ▁can v ass es ▁threw ▁out ▁thousands ▁of ▁votes , ▁including ▁the ▁entire