Texas Rangers in Action #20

A fugitive ex-Confederate soldier named Wesley Dawes, still clinging to his military medals and war grievances, is arrested by Ranger Wedge—but when they ride into a town full of Dawes's sympathizers, the situation spirals into a standoff between those seeking revenge and those trying to uphold the law. As the ranger navigates the fractured loyalties of the post-war South, he discovers that not everyone in Texas is still fighting yesterday's battles, and he'll need unexpected allies to bring his prisoner in.

Jinx Cameron finds himself squeezed from all sides when Roy Bream, the ruthless baron of Mud Creek, uses his control over the town and its law to drive the struggling rancher out—or into the ground. But when a chance encounter with a Texas Ranger transforms Cameron from a marked man into a lawman himself, the tables turn, and he discovers he has the authority to fight back against Bream's stranglehold on the town. With testimony from Bream's own ranch hands and evidence mounting against the so-called respectable businessman, Cameron prepares to see justice done his way.

When irate citizens of Dogleg Creek come looking for Jingles to collect on dozens of I.O.U.s they believe he signed, he finds himself in serious trouble—and Wild Bill Hickok is nowhere to be found. As Jingles fights to clear his name, he discovers the forged notes are part of a larger scheme by the outlaw Keno Kane to drive him and Wild Bill out of town before their criminal operation is exposed.

A Texas Ranger named Pete Lowery is sent to recover 105 stolen longhorns from Apache War Chief Lona in the mysterious—and spiritually dangerous—Sad Wind Canyon. When Lowery discovers the truth about the cattle's true ownership, he must confront the rancher who hired him and expose a lie that could spark conflict between settlers and the Apache people.