Founded

1978 (1978)[1]

Folsom State Prison, California, United States[2]

1978–present

Southwestern United States[3]

Mexican American[3]

1,300+[3]

Drug trafficking, extortion, prostitution, protection, gambling, and contract murder[1]

Dirty White Boys[2]
Gulf Cartel[3]
Texas Mafia[2]
Gulf Cartel

Aryan Brotherhood[2]
Nuestra Familia[2]
Mexican Mafia[2]
Mexikanemi[2]
Tango Blast[1]

Be a Texan

Always remain a member

Place the Texas Syndicate before anything else

Understand that the Texas Syndicate is always in the right

Wear the Texas Syndicate tattoo

Never let a member down

Respect other members

Keep all gang information within the group

Prison gangs in the United States

Gulf Cartel

http://www.communitycorrections.org/psn/publications/TxGngThrtAssessment2010.pdf

Schiller, Dane. "." Houston Chronicle. January 4, 2011.

First prison gang remains a force to fear