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
After the war, the Legislature passed a bill creating three companies of Texas Rangers, but a bill to provide funding failed. Financial support for state law enforcement in the early 1870s was sporadic. For all practical purposes, there were no Texas Rangers for nearly a decade after the war.