el ming ▁majority ▁of ▁its ▁own ers . ▁However , ▁Judge ▁Roy ▁Hof hein z ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁it ▁to ▁happen ▁or ▁allow ▁it ▁because ▁he ▁owned ▁all ▁the ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁rights ▁in ▁Texas ▁for ▁Ast ros ▁ball g ames . ▁The ▁other ▁own ers ▁were ▁in ▁favor , ▁except ▁Hof hein z , ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁rival ry ▁approaching ▁the ▁intensity ▁of ▁the ▁D od gers – Gi ants ▁rival ry ▁in ▁the ▁Senior ▁Circ uit . ▁San ▁Diego ▁and ▁Montreal ▁were ▁selected ▁instead . ▁The ▁Dallas - F ort ▁W orth ▁area ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁wait ▁four ▁more ▁years ▁for ▁a ▁team ▁to ▁arrive ▁when ▁the ▁Sen ators ▁( see ▁below ) ▁moved ▁to ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Texas . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁another ▁ 3 2 ▁years ▁before ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁R angers ▁and ▁Ast ros . ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 : ▁Washington ▁Sen ators ▁move ▁to ▁Ar ling ton ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁R angers ▁Before ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers , ▁the ▁team ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁B elt way ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Sen ators ▁where ▁they ▁played ▁medi oc re ▁baseball ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁of ▁existence . ▁They ▁replaced ▁the ▁old ▁Washington ▁Sen ators ▁who ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Min ne apolis – Saint ▁Paul ▁area ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁The ▁new ▁Sen ators ▁changed ▁into ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁in ▁time