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21 Nov 2010, 11:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
One expert says that DPS policies allow troopers to take too many risks, endangering the lives of officers and bystanders. 'They’re crazy,' says Geoffrey Alpert, a professor at the University of South Carolina, who has studied pursuits at police departments across the country. [read post]
12 Feb 2010, 10:11 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
However, between underinvestment in trooper pay and radically reduced training for new recruits, we're probably witnessing the end of that era. [read post]
11 Feb 2015, 10:50 am by Andrew
Right now, the police and the Texas DPS aren’t sure why their trooper was involved in the accident, but they’re going to be investigating more this week. [read post]
19 Feb 2017, 11:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
There's no such thing as a free lunch, unless you're a police department in Texas looking for no-cost crime lab services. [read post]
23 Nov 2015, 8:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
DPS Director Steve McCraw said that if lawmakers prefer that his agency changes the way it analyzes traffic stops, 'then we’re on board, especially if there’s an indication that it’s more accurate,'”  though he said he wasn't sure that's the case.Well, Colonel, you may rest assured. [read post]
28 Feb 2015, 5:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
So from a law enforcement perspective, drug enforcement vs. the cartels is the main reason they're down there (even if most of the GOP base fails to grasp the distinction). [read post]
5 Jan 2010, 12:45 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
“We do have backlogs; the length of time analysis takes depends on what they’re analyzing for,” DPS spokesman Tela Mange said Dec. 30. [read post]
27 Nov 2016, 12:08 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
"With the new president pledging to begin construction of his "beautiful" new wall on "day one," we're already hearing open discussion among Texas Republicans of ending DPS' border deployment and letting the feds handle the job. [read post]
30 Jul 2017, 6:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The new crime-lab fees were actually a smart-on-crime budget cut, adjusting the financial burden for forensic services so that they're partly borne by the agencies directly benefiting from them. [read post]
10 Apr 2021, 6:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Tack on Medicaid expansion, and bada bing, bada boom, there's an agenda that would speak to South Texas voters.You're welcome, Gov. [read post]
27 Mar 2007, 8:34 pm
This sure looks interesting on Re-entry initiatives. [read post]
2 Apr 2007, 8:11 am
DPS is the state's primary statewide drug trafficking enforcement agency, and if they're not dialed in then the operation is neither very "joint" nor "intelligent. [read post]
18 May 2010, 7:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But from a practical perspective, the teaching hospital representative agreed, if that drunk continues to drive anyway, it's better if they're insured so if they're in an accident the hospital costs will be covered. [read post]
20 Aug 2010, 8:13 pm
  It's the yearly announcement by DPS of the extra enforcement of DWI laws over Labor Day weekend 2010. [read post]
11 Jun 2012, 4:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I don't really know what they've done as we're not privy to that information. [read post]
2 Sep 2018, 10:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Those are the underlying pathologies and Texas won't resolve them just by throwing money at the symptoms (i.e., long lines).See related Grits posts:Texas DPS getting a bum rap over proposed driver-license center closuresHow the Driver Responsibility Surcharge contributes to long lines at DPS license centers [read post]
27 Feb 2015, 7:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That's a trivial rate given DPS' touting of its border mission as an unmitigated success. [read post]
18 Oct 2011, 4:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
What they're really saying is that, even though the agency had more than two years to prepare, DPS won't yet waive surcharges under this provision of the statute because they don't yet have their act together. [read post]
25 Feb 2015, 6:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Thumbing the state's collective nose at a president who will never again run for re-election just isn't worth that much scratch, and at root that's the only reason this is happening. [read post]