Badland Rangers of Sabinal, Texas: Living History Group Representing the Texas Rangers

Sabinal is proud to be the home of this fine group representing the famous TEXAS RANGERS. They have done an excellent job re-creating the OLD WEST. They have spent their time and money to present authenticity in guns, holsters, saddles, clothing and accessories. They are true reenactors. Highway 90 goes through Sabinal 60 miles west of San Antonio, TX.

The
BADLAND
RANGERS
of Sabinal,Texas

badland rangers at sabinal city park in sabinal, texas

      The "Badland Rangers" is a living history group created to provide living history of the Texas Ranger Frontier Battalion, Company "D".
      With the blessings of the Texas Rangers and the approval of the Senior Captain and Chief of the Texas Rangers, the group was established. Along with the approval of establishing the Badland Rangers the Senior Captain also gave the group permission to wear the Battalion Ranger Badge during their presentations. The Rangers provide historical gun fights, set up a 1880s Ranger camp along with displays of weapons, saddles, Ranger photos (both old and current), posters, handcuffs and leg irons of the 1870s-1890s, a badge display, literature, and with many other items related to the Texas Rangers both past and present. The Ranger camp includes a 1890 chuck wagon which was built in Laredo, Texas, tents, and wagon gear plus cooking their meals the old cast iron way.

      Members of the group have been in several movies and television programs, presentations for the Texas Rangers, parades representing the Rangers, and programs for the Rangers in and about South Texas , and also the Ranger Museum and Hall of Fame in Waco, Texas. Some of the Badland Rangers are members of the Former Texas Ranger Association and the Former Texas Ranger Foundation.

      Some of the movies have been: James Mitchner's "Texas", Lonesome Dove, Good Old Boys, Lone star, Bad Girls, The Last Apache, Streets of Laredo, The Newton Boys, and a western that should be released soon, "JERICHO". Television programs: a special on the Discovery Channel called "On The Inside With The Texas Rangers", and their last one filmed by a film crew from Spain about horses which included the Texas Rangers use of the horse in the early years.

      "The Badland Texas Rangers were made the official Texas Ranger Living History group for the State of Texas and for the Texas Ranger Museum and Hall of Fame in Waco. In February of 2007, the recognition was through House Resolution No. 263. We are still based out of Sabinal and we are still providing educational programs across the state working with the Texas Rangers and the Waco Museum. We are called on for special Texas Ranger gatherings across the state as well as requested to attend numerous events which are sponsored by all verities of organizations."

Group shot of some of the men members of the Badland Rangers in front of the Texas Capital Building in Austin. During the Presentation of H.B. 263.

Some of the Rangers with Tommy Lee Jones in Odessa, Texas.

Group shot of the Rangers after winning 5 out of 7
gunfighter awards at Alamo Village, Brackettville, Texas.

Men of the Texas Badland Rangers of Sabinal, Texas

Badland Ranger group photo of the men.

Ladies of the Texas Badland Rangers of Sabinal, Texas

Group photo of some of the Ranger women.

Photos below taken during Sabinal Cypress Days, June 2002 by SRC

This "Jersey Lilly" replica was built by the group just north of the Sabinal City park on Highway 187.

There is a continual search for vintage weapons, badges, holsters, belts, saddles, and original photographs to compliment their movie appearances and displays.

Hours of research
have been done to
be as accurate as
possible with the
costumes.
Young people are
encouraged to join.

In the wide open spaces of the Old West, sometime the law was one lone Texas Ranger.

For more information visit the Badland Rangers or Email

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