Generally, if Social Security is your only income, your benefits are not taxable, and you probably do not need to file a federal income tax return. From the Internal Revenue Serviceâs standpoint, Social Security benefits include monthly survivor and disability benefits, but not supplemental security income payments, which are not taxable.
During the two year affair, the Texas Rangers were called on to assist the American Army and soon achieved worldwide fame as a fighting force. Superbly mounted with a large assortment of weapons the Rangers were found to be so successful against Mexican guerillas, that they soon earned the name âlos diablos Tejanosâ or the âTexas Devils.â
Frontier Battalion Organized, 1874. Click on image for larger image and transcript. In 1874, Governor Richard Coke and the Texas Legislature responded to the situation on the frontier by providing for a Texas force to augment the U.S. Army. The Frontier Battalion was composed of six companies of Texas Rangers. Coke received numerous letters from constituents offering to raise companies to fight the Indians. Records of Richard Coke, Texas Office of the Governor, August 8, 1874.