DPSOA Staff

Clay Taylor has been named the Executive Director of the Department of Public Safety Officers Association (DPSOA) and DPS Troopers Foundation (DPSTF) in Austin effective May 1st, 2020. He has over thirty eight years of law enforcement experience. He began his law enforcement career as a patrolman in Cameron, Texas in January of 1982 and joined the Texas Department of Public Safety in June of that same year. He graduated from the DPS Academy (C-82) and has been a Trooper in Bryan since 1986. Trooper Taylor has served as an elected board member of DPSOA since 2003 as a District and Regional Representative and as Secretary-Treasurer. He is currently the Vice-President but will vacate that position to become the Executive Director. He also serves as an executive for the National Trooper’s Coalition representing over 42,000 Troopers across the Country and the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial Foundation and Museum in Washington D.C..

In addition to his law enforcement experience, Trooper Taylor is also involved in the training and education fields. He earned a Bachelor and Master of Science from Texas A&M University with a certificate in college teaching and specialization in adult education.

DPSOA has over 4500 active and retired members and advocates for State Troopers, Texas Rangers, Criminal Investigator Agents, Communications Specialists, Forensic and Breath Alcohol Scientists within DPS, in legislative and legal matters. DPSTF is a 501(c) 3 foundation, and provides scholarships, death benefits, emergency financial assistance as well as TCOLE training through state grants to members.