The Governor's Hounds: The Texas State Police, 1870–1873 9780292735385

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Publication of this work was made possible in part by support from the J. E. Smothers, Sr., Memorial Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Copyright © 2011 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2011 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 www.utexas.edu/utpress/about/bpermission.html The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) (Permanence of Paper).

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crouch, Barry A., 1941– The governor’s hounds : the Texas State Police, 1870–1873 / by Barry A. Crouch and Donaly E. Brice. p. cm. — (Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; no. 30) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-292-72679-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Texas State Police—History. 2. Police, State—Texas—History— 19th century. 3. Law enforcement—Texas—History— 19th century. I. Brice, Donaly E. II. Title. HV7571.T4C76 2011 363.209764—dc22 2011005076 ISBN 978-0-292-73538-5 (E-book)

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