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| 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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