Retrieved by Pat Darnell | June 9, 2012 | Bryan TX
Texas Gang Threat Assessment 2010
This list is the names of known gangs in Texas in order of largest to smallest. You can see the graph of these in the pdf
LINK.
- TIER One
- Mexican Mafia
- Tango Blast
- Texas Syndicate
- Barrio Azteca
- TIER Two
- Latin Kings
- Bandidos
- MS-13, Mara Salvatrucha
- Hermandad de Pistoleros Latinos
- Tri City Bombers
- Aryan Brotherhood, TX
- Paisas/Mexicles
- TIER Three
- Texas Chicano Brotherhood
- Bloods
- Surenos
- Crips
- Raza Unida
- Gangster Disciples
- 18th Street
- Aryan Circle
- Texas Mafia
- Southwest Cholos
- White Knights
- Dirty White Boys
Blogging about this is probably the riskiest thing we at MooPig have done. If you type in some of these gang names in faceBook, you will get hits for hitmen... no lie. Try searching faceBook for MS 13 and see for yourself.
On October 23, 2010, " ... reported by the
Chronicle’s Dane Schiller, the Houston area is home to far more gang members than anywhere else in Texas. That, in itself, is not so surprising: All big cities have gangs, and the greater Houston area, with roughly 6 million people, is no exception. (Capo | October 23, 2010.
HERE) ... "
'via Blog this'
EXCERPT | " ... in Harris and surrounding counties, ... notes that gang recruitment, with a younger, more violent membership, is at a record high. (capo. ibid.) ... "
Currently, [2010] according to the National Gang Threat Assessment, there are 225 gangs in the region, and their influence is spreading into the suburbs and surrounding areas as they become more international, interacting with enormous, well-financed Mexican cartels. The largest of these is the Houstones, with more than 2,230 members, as tallied by police. (That’s about 40 percent of the number of Houston Police Department officers, currently about 5,500.)
Texas based gangs are recruited by trans-national Mexican-cartels to do their bidding on both sides of the border. Prisons and schools provide the people to " ... routinely engage in
murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault, robbery, auto theft, burglary, drug trafficking,
weapons trafficking, prostitution, human trafficking and money laundering. (
LINK)..." Why do gangs join cartels? The cartels promise enormous profits to those who work with them.
According to the Texas Gang Threat Assessment 2010: "it is likely that the scope and degree of the gang violence in our communities will increase, especially in our major urban areas. ..."
A documentary hosted by Lisa Ling, of all people, states the motto for MS -13, is God/ Mother/ Gang ... Live for God, Live for your Mom, die for your gang. See the
Intro to the documentary here [youTube
LINK].
The name for MS-13 is slang for
Salvadoran Army Ants, or "Mara Salvatrucha" ... this gang started on a playground in Los Angeles by two immigrant Salvadorans.
Total Strength: The number of confirmed and suspected MS-13 members statewide is assessed to be over 500.
Organizational Effectiveness: MS-13 are loosely organized cliques with no known central hierarchy. There is limited communication between cliques within the same city as well as with other cliques in the state. Each clique has a leader -- referred to as a shot caller -- who makes decision for that particular clique. It has been reported that MS-13 cliques in Texas follow instructions from leaders in California and El Salvador.
Conclusion
If you are ambivalent about gangs, and not a gang member, then you are in the majority, because most people in Texas fail to recognize these groups.
Whether we feel personally affected by gang activity or not, the fact is that we are. Our law enforcement, educational and social services resources are strapped, our community’s human capital is being wasted, and our city is diminished. We should all be paying attention.
______________Reference
http://www.communitycorrections.org/psn/publications/TxGngThrtAssessment2010.pdf
http://mafiatoday.com/general-breaking-news/gangland-texas/
youtu.be/StsiCUur2mE
Criminal justice and law enforcement agencies have designated many prison gangs as Security Threat Groups, a determination that reflects the threat posed by the gang and the policies employed by prison officials to
combat the gang.
Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas, Gang Resource System
Homeland Security Newswire, "Drug cartels employ women assassins (sicarias) in broad killing campaign," 19 August 2010
Texas Department of Public Safety, "DPS warns parents: Mexican cartels and gangs recruiting in Texas
schools," 17 November 2009
Reflects the assessed presence of gang members throughout Texas, based on quantitative information and
analytic judgments.
National Gang Intelligence Center, National Gang Threat Assessment 2009
Information provided by Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding the offense of record for confirmed
members of the six Security Threat Groups that fall into the Tier 1 and Tier 2 categories. Data current as of 30 June 2010.
Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas, The Texas Response to Human Trafficking, Report to the 81st Legislature
