Chief Michael Parks, Health Science Center San Antonio(center) with newly promoted
Lt. Francisco Rangel and Sgt. Catrina Nanez. Congratulations Lt. Rangel and Sgt. Nanez!

At the Galveston 50 Club Annual Award luncheon held on May 14, 2012,
Officer Carlton Scott was recognized at the UTMB Police Department Officer of the Year!
Congratulations to Officer Scott and to the UTMB Police Department.

The University of Texas at Arlington Police Department’s new T-3 Motions have just arrived! They have been outfitted with 3M high reflective graphics incorporating the University’s logo partnering with the University of Texas System Police’s logo, as well as displaying University PD’s emergency number. They will be conducting training in the coming weeks, and then deploying the units to better serve the UT System community through patrolling the College Park District.

During an annual Induction Ceremony of The National Society of Leadership and Success, UTPB Guard Dorothy Johnston was awarded a Certificate of Excellence in Service to the students at UTPB on Friday, April 27, 2012. UTPB President David Watt stated this was the first time someone from the Police Department has received this award. Guard “Dot” Johnston is photographed with UTPB Chief Tom Hain and Patrol Sergeant Robert Hammerman.
Congratulations to Corporal Timothy McKinney for his First Place win
in the NRA Tactical Police Competition held on March 10, 2012 in Anderson, South Carolina

UT Southwestern Medical Center Police Department opens its new facility, Spring 2012

Lt. Michael Hanna, UTEP with Sheriff Richard Wiles and the newest member of the El Paso County Sheriffs, son Officer Michael Hanna at his graduation ceremony held on February 24, 2012

Chief John Cardoza, UT Brownsville (far right) participated in the Police Executive Research Forum's (PERF) Regional Meeting to discuss the issues of illegal immigration. The PERF Report, is available at this link: http://policeforum.org/library/immigration/VoicesfromAcrosstheCountryonImmigrationEnforcement.pdf

UT Southwestern PD new vehicle with new UTSP graphics
UT Dallas Police Department's adoption of the new blues is featured in the January 30, 2012 issue of
The Mercury, the student newspaper of the The University of Texas at Dallas.

The first operational deployment of the UT System Rapid Response Team provided a quick reaction force with over-watch capability as well as a live aerial direct link video feed of the venue at the University of Texas at El Paso Sun Bowl on December 31, 2011. The team included officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety and The University of Texas System Office of the Director of Police.

Congratulations to the the UT Permian Basin Police Department! For the second year the department has been awarded a grant from TXDOT for their participation in the "Drink, Drive, Go to Jail" campaign. The money will be used to purchase new light bars for two of their marked units.

Kudos to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Police Department
for being the first to be 100% in the new blue uniforms!

ODOP Police Inspectors Glen Koen, Paul Shepherd and David Ferrero provide support for security at the Grand Gala celebrating the opening of the Wagner-Noel Performing Arts Center at
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.