Biography -- Jackson, Joaquin.
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Texas Rangers
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In November 1835, Texas lawmakers created a corps of Texas Rangers to guard the frontier between the Brazos and Trinity Rivers. During the Texas Revolution and republic era, the Rangers were used principally for protection against Native American raids. After serving for the Confederacy in the Civil War, the organization was restructured as state police and charged with the enforcement of unpopular Reconstruction laws. The beginning of the 20th century saw the Rangers involved in de...
Jackson, H. Joaquin, 1935-
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Joaquin Jackson was born in Anton, Texas in 1935 to Anglo-American parents who gave him his Hispanic name. He attended West Texas State College in Canyon, Texas on a basketball scholarship and earned a bachelor of science degree from Sul Ross State University. In 1957, he completed his training for the Texas Highway Patrol (THP, under the Department of Public Safety) and worked for THP for nine years until he entered the service of Texas Rangers Company D in April, 1966 in Uvalde, T...
