Many other Texas Rangers also resigned at this time in protest of corruption from Ma's previous and future term.
In 1966, Texas farm workers walked off their jobs to protest low pay and poor working conditions.
To stop the strikes, the ranch owners called in the Texas Rangers, with Allee serving as captain.
[1] Delivering the court's decision, William O. Douglas told of a "violent and brutal" arrest led by Allee.
[2] [3] In July 2012, Captain Allee's gun was chosen during the first episode of America's Lost Treasures as "special recognition for the importance of the artifact in American history, which will be featured in a special exhibit at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., coming in 2013.