Remembering Texas Rangers Capt. Will Wright

If you wander the courthouse grounds in downtown Floresville, you might overlook it. A stone bearing a Texas State Historical Mark sits in the shade of trees outside the Wilson County Jailhouse Museum. But if you stop to look, you’ll be rewarded by a very succinct history of one of the many individuals from Wilson County who’ve served in the Texas Rangers. Capt. Will Wright, 1868- 1942, in addition to his own service, had uncles, brothers, and sons who served with the Texas Rangers and border patrol. Wright was the founding officer of Texas Rangers Company D. From 1896-1900, he...

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