{"id":2575553,"date":"2026-03-03T11:23:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/statue-that-was-taken-down-during-woke-witch-hunts-of-2020-has-been-restored-victory-for-police-texas-and-america\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:26:18","slug":"statue-that-was-taken-down-during-woke-witch-hunts-of-2020-has-been-restored-victory-for-police-texas-and-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/statue-that-was-taken-down-during-woke-witch-hunts-of-2020-has-been-restored-victory-for-police-texas-and-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Statue That Was Taken Down During Woke Witch Hunts of 2020 Has Been Restored &#8211; Victory for Police, Texas, and America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstatue-that-was-taken-down-during-woke-witch-hunts-of-2020-has-been-restored-victory-for-police-texas-and-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575553&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that the Texas Rangers baseball <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-bezos-blocked-from-buying-washington-commanders\/\" title=\"Jeff Bezos Blocked From Buying Washington Commanders\">team unveiled<\/a> the \u201cOne Riot,One Ranger\u201d statue at Globe Life Field,bringing a sculpture that had been removed from Dallas Love Field in 2020 amid controversies over the Rangers\u2019 historical ties to racism back into public view. The unveiling occurred in early March 2026, with the statue now displayed at the Rangers\u2019 ballpark after being stored elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Key details:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The statue was donated to the City of Dallas in 1961 adn stood at Love Field until its removal in 2020 due to allegations connected to the Rangers\u2019 history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rangers Association Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >board member<\/a> Russell molina acknowledged the need to confront the history honestly, while also noting that many Rangers served with dedication and deserve recognition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The statue\u2019s base bears the inscription \u201cTexas Ranger of 1960\u201d and the slogan \u201cOne Riot, One Ranger,\u201d a phrase linked to an 1896 incident involving a Rangers captain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; After its removal, plans to place the statue in a Waco museum fell through, and it was stored at Alliance Airport before being moved to Globe Life Field.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rangers owner Ray Davis emphasized the club\u2019s community focus on kids, first responders, and law enforcement, and stated that the statue represents all Texas Rangers, not a single individual.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece sits among other tributes at the stadium, including statues honoring Nolan Ryan, Ivan Rodriguez, Adrian Beltre, and local figures, plus recognition of the team\u2019s fan base and its 2010 World Series run.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Texas Rangers baseball team has brought back into the public eye a statue that was hidden away six years ago.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the team unveiled the &ldquo;One Riot, One Ranger&rdquo; statue at Globe Life Field in honor of the Texas Rangers law enforcement agency, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2026\/03\/02\/statue-removed-from-dallas-love-field-installed-at-texas-rangers-ballpark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Morning News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The statue had been installed at Dallas Love Field until 2020, when it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-returns-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-as-war-with-russia-drags-on\/\" title=\"Blinken visits Ukraine to meet Zelensky amidst ongoing war with Russia.\">removed amid allegations<\/a> of racism in the history of the law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We recognize that the history of the Texas Rangers, like that of our state and nation, includes moments that must be confronted honestly,&rdquo; Russell Molina, board member of the Texas Ranger Association Foundation, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While not everyone who has served across more than two centuries lived up to the ideal, most did &mdash; and they deserve to be remembered for their service, sacrifice, and commitment to the people of Texas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The statue was donated to the City of Dallas in 1961.<\/p>\n<p>When it was removed, author Douglas Swanson said the model for the statue had been involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-threatens-election-offices-over-cleaning-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s DOJ Threatens Election Offices Over Cleaning Voter Rolls\">state-led efforts<\/a> to oppose integration. Molina disputed that contention.<\/p>\n<p>The base of the statue says &ldquo;Texas Ranger of 1960,&rdquo; along with the quote &ldquo;One Riot, One Ranger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After its removal, the statue was slated to be part of a museum in Waco that never came to be. The Texas Ranger Association Foundation and the baseball team talked of having the statue at the Rangers&rsquo; home field, and it was brought there Monday after being stored at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p>The informal &ldquo;One Riot, One Ranger&rdquo; slogan attributed to the agency is believed to have grown from an 1896 comment from Rangers Capt. William McDonald, who was sent to break up an illegal prize fight.<\/p>\n<p>When asked where others were, McDonald allegedly replied, &ldquo;Hell, I ain&rsquo;t enough? There&rsquo;s only one prize fight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our charter as a baseball club and our foundation is we support the following segments of our society: First, it&rsquo;s kids, and that&rsquo;s where our focus is. Second is our first responders. And the last is our law enforcement,&rdquo; Ray Davis, the majority owner of the Rangers team, said on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New addition to the concourse &#11015;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j2OT4CrQzW\">pic.twitter.com\/j2OT4CrQzW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas Rangers (@Rangers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rangers\/status\/2028532127248338973?\">March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And in Texas, the point of the spear for our law enforcement are the Texas Rangers. We are very proud to be associated with them. And we hope that the over 6 million people who come through our stadium will view what you see here today,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This statue represents all Texas Rangers, not any single individual,&rdquo; Molina said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/sports\/mlb\/rangers\/texas-rangers-statue-controversial-history-globe-life-field\/287-f6481697-117a-41dd-98fd-8467999a1071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFAA-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The modern Texas Ranger reflects the diversity, integrity, and professionalism expected of one of the nation&rsquo;s oldest and most respected law enforcement organizations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Davis noted, &ldquo;We have worn the Rangers name since 1972 with pride.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Six other statues stand at the stadium. Four honor individuals: Nolan Ryan, catcher Ivan Rodriguez, third baseman Adrian Beltre, and former Arlington mayor Tom Vandergriff. 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The statue, which honors the Texas Rangers law-enforcement agency, had stood at Dallas Love Field until 2020, when it was removed amid accusations that the agency\u2019s history includes racism. A Texas Ranger Association Foundation member said that while the Rangers\u2019 history has moments that must be confronted honestly, most who served over the centuries lived up to the ideal, and they deserve to be remembered for their service, sacrifice, and commitment to Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The statue was donated to the City of Dallas in 1961. After its removal, some claimed the statue\u2019s model had been involved in state efforts to oppose integration; Molina disputed that claim. The base reads \u201cTexas Ranger of 1960\u201d and \u201cOne Riot, One Ranger.\u201d After removal, the statue was slated for a museum in Waco that never materialized, and later the Rangers and the foundation discussed placing it at the team\u2019s home field. It was brought there on Monday after being stored at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p>The slogan \u201cOne Riot, One Ranger\u201d is thought to trace to an 1896 remark by Rangers Captain William McDonald during a disturbance involving a prize fight. The team\u2019s owner, Ray Davis, said their charter focuses on kids, first responders, and law enforcement, with the Rangers as the spear of Texas law enforcement. He asserted the statue represents all Texas Rangers, not a single individual, and reflects the diversity, integrity, and professionalism expected of one of the nation\u2019s oldest and most respected law-enforcement organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Six other statues stand at Globe Life Field: four honor individuals (Nolan Ryan, Ivan Rodr\u00edguez, Adri\u00e1n Beltr\u00e9, and former Arlington mayor Tom Vandergriff) and two honor the fans and the team\u2019s first World Series bid in 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2575554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-03T092456.273.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7457,74957,5558],"class_list":["post-2575553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-statue","tag-witchhunts","tag-woke"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-03T092456.273.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575553"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575561,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575553\/revisions\/2575561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2575554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}