<P> However , the Texas Rangers were not formally constituted until 1835 . Austin returned to Texas after having been imprisoned in Mexico City and helped organize a council to govern the group . On October 17 , at a consultation of the Provisional Government of Texas , Daniel Parker proposed a resolution to establish the Texas Rangers . He proposed creating three companies that would total some 60 men and would be known by `` uniforms '' consisting of a light duster ( clothing ) and an identification badge made from a Mexican Peso . They were instituted by Texan lawmakers on November 24 . On November 28 , 1835 Robert McAlpin Williamson was chosen to be the first Major of the Texas Rangers . Within two years the Rangers grew to more than 300 men . </P>
<P> However , the Texas Rangers were not formally constituted until 1835 . Austin returned to Texas after having been imprisoned in Mexico City and helped organize a council to govern the group . On October 17 , at a consultation of the Provisional Government of Texas , Daniel Parker proposed a resolution to establish the Texas Rangers . He proposed creating three companies that would total some 60 men and would be known by `` uniforms '' consisting of a light duster ( clothing ) and an identification badge made from a Mexican Peso . They were instituted by Texan lawmakers on November 24 . On November 28 , 1835 Robert McAlpin Williamson was chosen to be the first Major of the Texas Rangers . Within two years the Rangers grew to more than 300 men . </P>
who was the leader of the texas rangers
who was the leader of the texas rangers
Robert McAlpin Williamson
Robert McAlpin Williamson