LizzieRossetti:
Umm ya,a fair tidy compliment too also.
Texas Rangers.They are legend both in their steadfast adherance to Law and order stretching back 200 years and some,and their dedication to task.Throughout the wild west an outlaw would fear with goodly respect the fact that he knew the Texas Ranger was on his hide.
I do believe too,that Texas Sports a baseball institution which goes by the same name,I knew you would be one or the other,but not which is all.
OK, now we are back at even eyes here. Truth is, growing up in the Great State, I'm a huge fan of both.
Born and raised in Dallas, our "baseball institution" as you so eloquently called it, occasionally made me feel as if I was indeed institutionalized...they could flat out drive me crazy. Now they are finally owned by a true baseball man himself, Nolan Ryan...a Texas baseball Legend, and seem to be headed in the right direction. Happy days are here.
The Lawmen that you spoke of, are still running and gunning today...but in a more special forces capacity. Where most police units stick to their general jurisdiction, the Rangers have free run through the state taking on the issues of drug traffic and illegal immigration and such.
I'm a true Texan in the sense that I was born in Dallas, educated in Austin, currently reside in Houston, and vacation in San Antonio...although I would like to add the disclaimer that I have traveled this great world several times over during my 5 years spent in the US Navy.
Flat out enjoying the converation Lizzie
-Long