0. President David G. Burnet (provisional president) (March 1836-October 1836)
Vice President Lorenzo de Zavala
Secretary of State Samuel Price Carson
Secretary of War Thomas J. Rusk
Secretary of the Treasury Bailey Hardeman
Attorney General David Thomas
1. President Samuel Houston (October 1836-December 1838)
Vice President Mirabeau B. Lamar
Secretary of State Stephen F. Austin
Secretary of War Thomas J. Rusk
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Smith
Attorney General James Collinsworth
2. President Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (December 1838-December 1841)
Vice President David G. Burnet
Secretary of State Barnard E. Bee
Secretary of War Albert Sidney Johnston
Secretary of the Treasury Richard G. Dunlap
Attorney General John C. Watrous
3. President Samuel Houston (December 1841-December 1844)
Vice President Edward Burleson
Secretary of State Anson Jones
Secretary of War George W. Hockley
Secretary of the Treasury E. Lawrence Stickney
Attorney General George W. Terrell
4. President Anson Jones (December 1844-February 1846)
Vice President Kenneth L. Anderson
Secretary of State Ashbel Smith
Secretary of War George W. Hill
Secretary of the Treasury William B. Ochiltree
Attorney General Ebenezer Allen
Throughout our history, the Texas Rangers have stood out as one of the most elite and legendary armed units in the world. First founded in 1823 for Stephen F. Austin's colony the Texas Rangers became the first line of defense for the Republic of Texas after 1836 as the "Corps of Rangers". Men like Jack Hays, Ben McCulloch, Samuel Walker and "Bigfoot" Wallace became legendary for their service with the Texas Rangers fighting Indians, bandits and Mexican incursions. Following annexation the Texas Rangers played a leading role in the Mexican-American War in which the enemy named them "los diablos Tejanos" or "the Texas devils". During the War Between the States they served the Confederacy in battles across the country, particularly "Terry's Texas Rangers" which was hailed as the greatest cavalry regiment of the entire war. In 1874 the Rangers were reorganized as a law enforcement unit and rode to great fame under such leaders as Captain Leander H. McNelly and Major John B. Jones, taking out such infamous outlaws as John Wesley Hardin and "the Robin Hood of Texas" Sam Bass. Today they remain the most elite law enforcement agency in Texas, coming under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety in 1935. They are the oldest law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in all of North America. Their cavalry background has often led them to be compared to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It was once said that to be a Texas Ranger one had to ride like a Mexican, trail like an Indian and fight like the very devil. So remember bad guys, "when you're in Texas look behind you, 'cause that's where the Ranger's gonna be".
