Texas Rangers
a. protected Mexican American land claims in Texas.
b. often acted as vigilantes for Anglos in retaliating against Mexican Americans.
c. always enforced the law impartially.
d. protected Mexican Americans' right to vote.
e. protected the rights of blacks in Texas.
b
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