The Texas Provincial Government <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Texas_Ranger_Division" id="mwZw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="History of the Texas Ranger Division">authorizes the creation</a> of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Ranger_Division" id="mwaA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Texas Ranger Division">Texas Ranger Division</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Department_of_Public_Safety" id="mwaQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Texas Department of Public Safety">Texas Department of Public Safety</a>).