Desc: Down Rio Grande Way: Directed by William Berke. With Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood, Rose Anne Stevens. Congress is about to decide if Texas will become a state. The Colonel and the Judge want to keep Texas independent and have Vandall and his gang causing unrest among the ranchers. The Rangers send Steve Martin. He finds the ranchers want to go after Vandall but Steve realizes Vandall must have a boss and that's the man he wants.