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The Texas Highway Patrol is a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety and is the largest state-level law enforcement agency in the U.S. state of Texas.The patrol's primary duties are enforcement of state traffic laws and commercial vehicle regulation, but it is a fully empowered police agency with authority to enforce criminal law anywhere in the state.
The Texas State Police was formed during the administration of Governor Davis on July 22, 1870, to combat crime during the Reconstruction Era of the United States. Davis also created the Texas Special Police, State Guard of Texas, and the Texas Reserve Militia, which was the forerunner of the Texas National Guard. [citation needed]
Four bureaus—Administration, State Police, Rangers, and Fire Prevention—were suggested to be created with the implementation of the new force. The findings of Griffenhagen and Associates were ultimately unpopular across the state, and the Texas Senate created a committee to conduct its own survey of the State's law enforcement. As a result ...
1965: The State of Texas established the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) 1966: Total force was 1,337 officers patrolling 446 square miles (1,160 km 2). The Department's bomb squad was established. 1967: Officers received 22% pay raise spread out over a 3-year period.
Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez, a Texas DPS trooper and U.S. Army veteran, has died after being hit by a vehicle while on duty Sept. 16. He was 25.
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As an example (and not including locality adjustments), an employee at GS-12 Step 10 (base salary $98,422) being promoted to a GS-13 position would initially have his/her salary set at GS-13 Step 4 (base salary $99,028, as it is the nearest salary to GS-12 Step 10 but not lower than it), and then have his/her salary adjusted to a higher step ...
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) held a ceremony Thursday morning at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center in Amarillo to dedicate a boat in honor of State Trooper Steve Booth, who ...