Texas Ranger

noun

: a member of a formerly mounted police force in Texas

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Texas Ranger Job Espinoza testified that cameras captured Horner stuffing Athena's clothes into a backpack, which was later found at his home, and cleaning the FedEx van after the attack. USA Today, 6 May 2026 Horner told a false story about hitting the little girl with his van and then strangling her in a panic, according to testimony of the case’s lead investigator, Texas Ranger Job Espinoza. Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026 Texas Ranger Job Espinoza asked him, according to FOX 4. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026 Lead investigator testifies Texas Ranger Job Espinoza, the lead investigator on the case, took the witness stand Wednesday as prosecutors played a lengthy video recorded by investigators. Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Texas Ranger

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Texas Ranger was in 1846

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“Texas Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Texas%20Ranger. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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