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by Patrick Dearen

"It's 1917, and the Mexican Revolution has the Big Bend of Texas aflame. But the firestorm is no greater than the one inside newspaper reporter Jack Landon. Disillusioned, he flees down the road to nowhere and finds himself in Esperanza. Populated by people of Mexican heritage, the small village on the Texas bank of the Rio Grande is a target of Texas Rangers Company B, which unjustly considers it a bandit den..." . . . read more

"... Fort Hancock, Texas. Overrun with border bandits that still plague isolated hamlets, towns, migrant staging areas, and trails throughout the borderlands, the white-haired ranger disarmed and arrested a dozen armed Mexicans one Sunday ..." Read more

"He was given command of Camp Rice (later Fort Hancock), Texas, a position he held until March 1886, when, at Crook's insistence, he was returned to Arizona for the general's march into the Mexican Sierra Madre. At the conclusion of that campaign, he requested a transfer, and ..." John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries beginning as a young cavalry lieutenant in Arizona in 1872, and ending the evening before his death in 1896. As aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook, he had an insider's view of the early Apache campaigns, the Great Sioux War, the Cheyenne Outbreak, and the Geronimo War. . . read more

This book addresses the three central issues that continue to dominate the U.S.-Mexico relationship today: drugs, immigration, and security. Nowhere is this more palpable than at the 2,000-mile border shared by the two countries. ... Sierra Blanca, Texas, and then turned in the drugs on the other side, safely on their route to Dallas or Houston or elsewhere. He was discovered only because another person driving his vehicle was stopped beyond Sierra Blanca. Upon ... Read more

by Kaitlin Cooke

"Ten years ago, Amelia left her hometown of Sierra Blanca, Texas to pursue her dream of becoming a professional dancer in New York City. Now, tragedy has ripped her life apart, and she finds herself driving south across the country to solve the mystery of her pain. But it wasn't only her hometown she left behind in Texas. Waiting for her there is Dawson, her teenage love. As they grew up together, Dawson was a source of safety for Amelia, so it's no wonder why she is again seeking the warmth of his embrace. But much has changed, and Amelia is unaware of what Dawson does for a living, and how it triggers her worst fears. Dawson is a bull rider..." Read more

The decade 1910-1920 was the bloodiest in the controversial history of one of the most famous law enforcement agencies in the world--the Texas Rangers.

"They were acquitted at their trial. On September 4 , 1914 , Roberson again resigned from Company A , this time for good . He left the Rangers to become foreman of the huge T O Ranch across the Rio Grande from Sierra Blanca, Texas . . . Read more

... Sierra Blanca, Texas. There, Merco bought a failed resort and an 81,000-acre tract called MileHigh Ranch, gained a permit in record time (twenty-three days), and began spreading sludge in July of 1992. And it was a lot of sludge. Trains ... Read more

"He not only would be the minister in Sierra Blanca, Texas, but would also serve as superintendent of schools. The dual salaries would help out, and the economy of Sierra Blanca was more dependent on the railroads, so it didn't feel the ... Read more

Most of the Herreras' moved to Sierra Blanca, Texas, except Geronimo Herrera who stayed behind in Coyame and joined the revolution. He established himself so well and demonstrated so much valor and loyalty that Pancho Villa made him one ... Read more

"But as Holmdahl strode toward him, the man's face twisted into a grimace The Palace Hotel here that gunfighter in Sierra Blanca, Texas. It was Dave Allison told Patton, “When attacked by a man on horseback, shoot at the horse...", SOLDIER OF FORTUNE traces the bold and adventurous career of Emil Holmdahl, one of that swashbuckling breed of mercenaries growing out of the United States imperialistic years during the early twentieth century . . . Read more

In 1986, Hudspeth County, Texas, was the first county named as a candidate site for an LLRW facility by a state siting process. Over the entire duration of the siting process between November 1986 and January 1991, Hudspeth County ... Read more

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