Over-enunciating Spanish words is annoying, as well as the intentional attempt to frame one side as a pure victim. I got thru episode 2 but not once did I hear the fact that this was the Wild West- where most everyone had to be brutal and aggressive to survive.

I love all you right-wing morons with your hurted fee-fees review-bombing this podcast for being “woke.” A) You clearly didn’t finish the podcast due to your short attention span and inability to hear anything that challenges your toddler-esque good guy/bad guy worldview; B) I view this puerile behavior as a podcast recommendation, so thank you; and C) good god, you people are so fragile, and it makes me laugh.

Sadly, some can’t accept when the truth and facts don’t fit nearly into the myths they’ve been told for so long. History is complex and, rarely, is it ever perfectly clear and neat. However, if you can’t accept anything other than being “the good guys” or fear having your boyish fantasies ruined or questions, it’s better to not set out for truth, and just continue on in make believe land.

Two california woke hosts bringing their trash to Texas. Mad because the Texas Rangers museum didn’t advertise supposed intentional violence against “Mexican Americans” generations ago. Tell you what, if you can hear me as you gallop on your virtue signaling white horse. How bout before you ask everyone else to advertise every skeleton in their closet why don’t you broadcast every moment in your life that wasn’t your best. Every single thing. Yea I thought so. Go back to california

This was about 25% interesting and informative regarding the history of the Texas Rangers, and 75% a modern liberal trying to virtue signal and highlight actions carried out 100+ years ago in an attempt of tying those actions to the Rangers of today. I do understand that the Rangers did commit some heinous acts in the past, but there are dark pieces in everyone’s history, and telling some of these stories over a century after they happened and acting as if the actions within them took place recently leads to very biased story telling. This could have been much more of a balanced podcast with an equal amount of good and bad tales told, but more so it should have focused more on the good with highlights of the bad to accurately tell the story. Go report in California or New York if this is your angle.

This is a podcast that focuses on the negative history of the Rangers. I listened to the whole podcast even though it bothered me. It is done by a guy that grew up in California with some Texas history in his family. It's a shame more time was not spent on the good things the Rangers do. This apologetic way of looking at history is a real problem in my opinion.

I found it really well told and the reporter/historian seems to have been open to speak with people who are uncomfortable with the underlying truthful story. Well done!

Texas Monthly should change its name to Pat of Texas Monthly. They do not represent the whole state and this pitiful excuse for a podcast just perpetuates their liberal mindset. Let's just focus on the bad, and not really report on any of the good the Rangers have done. Not every agency is perfect, but goodness, they are also not ALL bad. Texans should be reporting on Texans, not transplants that "have family there". Gimme a break.

This was an interesting piece of reporting. The Texas Rangers are an old organization that can’t help but to have a flawed history. It is useful to have a full history. This podcast doesn’t really do full Justice to the rangers or even Texas’ long multicultural history. This is focuses largely their flaws and a specific event important to the podcaster’s life. There is nothing wrong with that. But maybe “a history of the Texas Rangers” is the wrong subtitle in that case. The podcast fails miserably however when it tries to push the “defund the police” case. The sooner this wrongheaded political posture fades into the history of bad ideas the better.

My father was part Anglo mix Cherokee and Navajo He told me stories his grandfather told him I believe these stories.

I am unable to find in this series any indication of the narrative placing blame on people of today for what was done in the past. None whatsoever. To know the facts of history is worthwhile in any case. The good stuff doesn’t make any of us better people for it anymore than the bad parts making any of us bad people. Truth is truth, none of it should be spared in the telling of history. If this is a one sided telling, it is only in that the other has been told over and over, printed in text books and history books. This series does a fine job of telling the other side. In that it is telling both sides.

Similar to much of Indian history, we only see one side of the story reported. Seems this does that exactly to the Rangers. While I appreciate some of the darker history and a peak into this side of their past that I did not know, I find this podcast not shedding light on some of the great things they have done too. They fell into the same style that they loudly oppose of the one sided story telling of Texas history in this podcast.

I was disappointed that some were negative and thin skinned when reviewing this podcast. This was a balanced and thorough rendering of a complex topic. The full story of the Rangers should be taught and this podcast was carefully researched and written.

I hate that today people and institutions are judges by their worst day, especially when there were so many more good things

Great stories of the men who had the courage to enforce the law in a mostly lawless land.

You can tell ally of the reviews were from people that didn’t really pay attention. The man has roots in Texas. This was a great story telling of the Rangers I always admired as a kid. It reminds me of the saying to never look too closely at your idols because you’ll see all the flaws.

TM why did you allow this? California stay away.

A California Liberal that’s mostly focused on his family being killed. The jabs to the Rangers is unwarranted. He failed to show the totality of how important the Rangers were and are to Texas. First failure was to let a California Liberal report on this subject. Here’s an idea…. Have someone from Texas report on this story. The editor and those who agreed to let this podcast go forward should be fired. There’s a lot of insulting jabs to Texas in this Podcast. I suggest to re-do this and have a Texan write about it. Happy New Year Everyone!

I wanted a balanced history of the Texas Rangers but got a liberal anti law enforcement narrative that’s just as one-sided as the pro TR history that irks this podcaster so much. Inequality is ok as long as it’s anti white, right? Got it!

It sounded like a story about the Texas Rangers written by a guy from California…. Oh wait…

The story was told with definite bias against the Texas Rangers. The Rangers obviously have been guilty of wrong over the years. Especially, many years ago. However, there was no acknowledgement of others’ wrong doing. Past or present. The point told where a Mexican American gate keeper allowed Mexican bandits through gates out of fear for his life was glossed over. The focus was towards the Rangers’ massacre. The gate keeper was evidently more scared of Mexican bandits than Texas Rangers. That part of the story was overlooked. A typical defund the police type narrative. A disbelief that police of any sort help protect citizens from wrong doers. Every group of people has a percent of wrong doers. Every race, ethnicity, vocation, sex, etc. has evil people in their midst. The reference to rubbing the wound of 1915 being necessary to provide a moral compass today is hollow. There was no acknowledgement of raiders causing a situation in need of forces greater than citizens. Holding people today accountable for what happened 100 years is unfounded. I get acknowledgement, but not without telling the full stories. The narrator is a good storyteller. I just wish he would have told both sides. There has been much benefit realized by having the Texas Rangers.

Anti Law Enforcement. Anyone who’s family were truly murdered by the Texas Rangers, Im very sorry…and the murders need to face judgement. I’m sure some of these are true but can you imagine how many stories have been passed down that aren’t really true? Just like law enforcement today…there are bad apples in every profession. But don’t condemn the entire group. I guess just like this…we must continue understanding that there are always people and groups that have a chip on their shoulder. I will always love the person but dont condone their deeds or misunderstandings.

A fully fleshed look at history and how it’s not at all clean or easy. Amazing fascinating look at Texas history. The negative reviews are not about the quality — they’re about the point of view. Amazing research and story telling!

I appreciate the storytelling. But it gave a lot of space to law enforcement to use their voice and less space to those who were harmed by law enforcement.

A non Texan, looking to get famous, telling one side of the story, trying to become a victim. Seemed almost disappointed at the good the Rangers have done. I do not recommend. How are you searching for the soul of Texas when your not even from here? Texas Monthly is a joke

Very disappointed in this podcast. The reporter isn’t from Texas but tries to claim victimhood as if he’s been scorned by Texas Rangers himself. He sounded disappointed when the Rangers Hall of Fame actually did acknowledge the wrongs committed by past Rangers bc it takes away from his position that people don’t acknowledge bad parts of history. And he says the museum’s acknowledgement is “not enough” bc if it were enough, then he can’t be a victim. I was very excited when I heard about this podcast and was sorely disappointed at the product. I expected better from Texas Monthly. This podcaster can head back to California now.

Well researched and factual, just a little too biased. Comes off as the Texas Rangers do nothing good. Do not recommend!!! Sincerely, Average non Law Enforcement guy, who actually likes Texas.

Thank you for your work and reporting on the often ignored stories of the rangers. I was surprised to hear some of the topics, especially that some Mexicans were rangers and fought with the confederacy. Whew! I can’t believe this is over. Waiting for more stories, history to be shared.

Great podcast. Professional fact checking, interview with different sources from different fields: historians, archeologists , teachers, journalists, wittiness, educators. It is history told as it is, without covering any facts. Bad ratings are from those that insists on denying a non “pretty true”. It will be great to do it also in Spanish. I am a H.S. Spanish and History teacher and find this podcast as a fantastic source. Congratulations and Great Job!! Gracias!

To those who say this reporting is one side obviously didn’t listen to episode 5. It’s so well researched. Definitely not one sided. Texas monthly never disappoints!

I am grateful for this work and for truth finally having a larger platform. The descriptive storytelling is engaging, and research thorough. I read the low reviews and what I can say is that the only reason they are writing so negatively is because they are uncomfortable and feel threatened by the truth. I hope more of these stories come to light. On a personal note, listening to this story has brought up a lot of thoughts. As a daughter of the Texas borderlands and former educator, I wish I knew this earlier. I only learned about it 5 years ago from a display at the Bob Bullock Museum, after I transitioned out of teaching. I'm also wondering what the experience of my ancestors in Matamoros/Brownsville and Central Texas was like. I wish I would've asked more questions. At any rate, thank you for this podcast!

My family survived because my great-grandparents fled Brownsville for Fort Bend County to escape the violence. Thankful to journalists who are willing to finally tell the story of the murderous Texas Rangers, one hundred years later.

The show seeks to fight against the “traditional” one-sided history (the Rangers were the good guys!) by… telling a one-sided history (the Rangers were the bad guys!). It feels like an honest attempt at true history would have room for the good and the bad, but it doesn’t seem as if this show is interested in telling that history. I can commend an attempt to tell a narrative from a different perspective than what most of us Texans were taught in school, but not when it comes at the expense of the additional truth that doesn’t fit the narrative you’re trying to tell. The authors need to be more honest in their description of the show. This is not a podcast about the Texas Rangers. This is a podcast about the evils of the Texas Rangers.

Don’t waste your time, as I did. One-sided story in the “all white police/soldiers are bad and all Mexicans are good and oppressed” genre. I have no doubt that some Texas Rangers did some bad things at some point In the past. This paints them as a gang of racist thugs indiscriminately killing all Mexicans and blacks for decades. No attempt whatsoever at telling a balanced objective story. The podcast was all about him and his own Mexican-American story. This passes for “journalism?” Give me a break.

As a resident of the RGV, we have grown up hearing and learning two different versions of history. The state sponsored story, and the oral history passed down from our relatives and neighbors. This podcast has been a refreshing breath of fresh air. It’s nice to have these stories validated and looked in to. Tragedies like “la Matanza” and the massacre at porvenir have gone unnoticed for far too long.

“Rangers killed people for no reason” is an absurd statement. And the “investigation” is even more ridiculous. Texas history specifically goes very deep but a few things to think about while studying history imo: 1. Legends live for a reason 2. Times were very different, violence and hate can’t really be measured. And Most importantly 3. The winners decide the history. PS- it’s not about race. Just because you are of Mexican decent doesn’t mean you were against the Texans.

A great podcast if you love bashing law enforcement and want to change Texas history to fit their feelings.