AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today graduated five Troopers and five canines from a nine-week training program. These canine teams will join 41 other DPS Narcotic Detection Teams and five Explosives Detection Teams throughout Texas, within the Texas Highway Patrol Division. “Canines are a valuable asset to law enforcement, and the Texas Department of Public Safety is pleased to welcome five new canine teams to our ranks,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “After completing weeks of rigorous training, these new teams are ready to take on their task of protecting and serving the state of Texas as ...