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State, local officials hail new $10.9M DPS Hangar 5

A new $10.9 million Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDOT) aircraft hangar – known as DPS Hangar 5 at the South Texas International Airport in Edinburg – and is designed to improve border security, emergency response, and Texas aviation operations, is that law enforcement agency’s largest in the state, say Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa.The City of Edinburg contributed more than $1 million to the project, Ochoa reported.The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has one of the largest airborne law enforcement units in the country, utilizing more than 25 aircraft – ...

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