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| A Timeline of the Texas Department of Public Safety |
Here is a complete timeline of the Texas Department of Public Safety...
1823 - Texas Rangers organized to protect colonists
1927 - License & Weight Section created in Highway Department
1929 - Highway Patrol organized from License & Weight Section
1935 - Texas Department of Public Safety created, with Texas Rangers and Highway Patrol as its nucleus
1937 - DPS given responisibility for driver licensing and narcotics enforcement
1941 - DPS assigned to maintain all vehicle accident records
1951 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Act passed
1952 - Safety Responsibility Act passed
1957 - DPS reorganized along regional lines
1963 - State Civil Defence program transferred to DPS by Governor
1967 - Data Processing Division created to file driver and criminal records electronically
1968 - Uniformed services placed under Traffic Law Enforcement Division. Criminal Law Enforcement Division created to coordinate criminal law enforcement matters.
1970 - Organized Crime Unit formed in Criminal Intelligence Service
1972 - Motor Vehicle Theft Service formed in Criminal Enforcement Division
1973 - Support divisions placed under new Administrative Division
1973 - Texas Rangers celebrate 150th anniversary
1985 - DPS observes its 50th anniversary. |
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