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- 1 2 3 The Governor's Hounds The Texas State Police, 1870–1873 By Barry A. Crouch and Donaly E. Brice, University of Texas Press; Reprint edition (December 1, 2012), ISBN 0292747705 and ISBN 978-0292747708
- ↑ Ann Patton Baenziger, "The Texas State Police during Reconstruction: A Reexamination," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 72 (April 1969)
- 1 2 3 Ann Patton Baenziger, "The Texas State Police during Reconstruction: A Reexamination," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 72 (April 1969)
- ↑ State Police; Johnson, John G.; June 15, 2010; article; "The Texas Handbook" online; Texas State Historical Association; accessed April 09, 2015.
- ↑ "Special Police Officer Green Paramore". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.odmp.org/officer/19654-special-police-officer-green-paramore
