A bloody prison gang apparently in charge of many recent murdurous activities in Dallas, Texas and other areas. They are in charge of multiple crime networks and their involvement in drug trafficking seems to be well known.

Origins

Formed in the early 1970s, the Texas Syndicate was established in Folsom Prison as a direct response to the other California prison gangs, such as the Aryan Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia, that preyed upon Mexican-American inmates from Texas, usually in the El Paso and San Antonio areas. Today, the gang accepts members from Latin American countries such as Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico. The gang holds a belief of Hispanic and Latino supremacy ideology and has committed crimes, such as drug trafficking, extortion, pressure rackets and contract murder within the prison system.

A member of the Texas Syndicate is called a Carnal and a group is called Carnales. A new recruit is called a Cardinal. The head of the gang is called the Chairman.

Members are tattooed with the letters TS usually obscured in the design of the tattooed. Generally the tattoo is located on the back of the right forearm, it can also be found on the outside calf areas, neck, and chest.

The creed of the Texas Syndicate: Back your fellow Texas Syndicate member's play.

References

CBS 11 News