Texas State Police
Defunct 19th-century Texan law enforcement agency / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Texas Ranger Division or Texas Highway Patrol.
The Texas State Police (TSP) is a defunct 19th century law enforcement agency that was created following the Civil War by order of Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis. The TSP worked primarily against racially based crimes in Texas, and included black policemen. It was replaced by a renewed Texas Rangers force in 1873.
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