Texas Rangers Bring Family Justice in 1988 Cold Case Murder
Monday, 26 September 2022
AUSTIN – More than 30 years after the crime, the Texas Rangers Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program (UCIP) has helped secure a conviction in the 1988 killing of Patricia Ann Howell Jacobs.
On Sept. 20, 2022, Daniel Andrew MacGinnis entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to serve 20 years for her murder. That sentence will run concurrently with a previous 199-year sentence on unrelated drug and weapons charges in Tyler County.
Back on Oct. 6, 1988, Jacobs’ body was found in the Ne...
Help us launch a branded speciality license plate in Texas! We need 400 emails to Register Interest
Friday, 23 September 2022
The Texas DPS Troopers Foundation is considering launching a branded specialty license plate in Texas, and we'd love your input!
Please click the link below to complete a quick survey to indicate a favored design should this effort proceed. Be sure and leave your email to help us reach our "400 interested" goal!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/troopers
Thank you,
Class B-2022
In Training Week 18
79 Trainees assigned
2 Trainees resigned citing personal medical reasons
2 Trainees resigned citing this is not the profession for them.
Class B-2022 training EVOC and Firearms at TTC for next two weeks
Class C-2022
Sergeant Dexter Freeman- Lead Training Instructor
Receiving week begins Monday October 17, 2022 (administrative)
Training Day 1 begins Sunday October 23, 2022 @7am
Special Note:
Robert Armstrong from the ACT unit was promoted ...
Wyatt Ranches donations to area organizations for 2022 approaching $1.5M
Wednesday, 07 September 2022
So far this year, donations and grants from the Wyatt Ranches Foundation and Wyatt Ranches, directed to South Texas organizations in need, have exceeded $1,480,000.
Read more: https://www.alicetx.com/2022/0...
Class B-2022
In Training Week 17
83 Trainees assigned
1 resigned citing this is not the job for them after continued training struggles
1 resigned citing irreconcilable family problems
EVOC Classroom
Firearms Classroom
Fitness and Wellness Part II
Class C-2022
Sergeant Dexter Freeman- Lead Training Instructor
Receiving week begins Monday October 17, 2022 (administrative)
Training Day 1 begins Sunday October 23, 2022 @7am
Special Note:
Thank you to Everyone who attended...
Governor Abbott Lauds Bravery Of Law Enforcement At Texas Department Of Public Safety Graduation Ceremony
Friday, 26 August 2022
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the hard work and
dedication of new law enforcement graduates to serve and protect during his
keynote address at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Recruit
Graduation Ceremony in Austin.
Addressing the crowd of new graduates and their families, the Governor
congratulated the graduating members of DPS recruit class A-2022 for completing
their rigorous 28-week training program and thanked them for answering the
higher call to protect and ...
Written Testimony before the Public Safety Commission regarding the Command Presence Policy with DPS
Thursday, 25 August 2022
Public Safety Commission - August 25, 2022
Testimony by DPSOA President Richard Jankovsky
My name is Lt. Richard Jankovsky. I am a state trooper stationed out of Victoria and am President of the Department of Public Safety Officers Association (DPSOA). I am here to address items B & D under New Business.
First, item B regarding discussion and possible action on the Health, Physical Fitness and Command Presence Policy. As President of DPSOA, I continue to hear from many members who are dee...