Category Archives: Recent Events
DPSOA Meets with ERS to Discuss Possible Plan Changes
DPSOA attended a meeting on Wednesday of this week at ERS where the financial status of the insurance fund and possible changes to the plan were discussed. I asked John Pike to prepare the following summary, and I encourage you … Continue reading
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DPSOA Leadership Finishes a Busy Week
DPSOA Members: Last week was a very busy week for your Association leadership. On Monday night, DPSOA hosted a catered Italian dinner at the Saint Michael Plaza Hotel for the 91 members of the B-09 Recruit Class. The event provided … Continue reading
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DPSOA – More to be Thankful For
DPSOA Members, I know that most of our Membership are thankful for both having good jobs and for the pay raise that the legislature granted us this year. We all realize that more work needs to be done to get … Continue reading
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DPSOA ERS Insurance Fund Update
DPSOA Members, ERS hosted an update briefing for selected stakeholders regarding the Systems insurance fund on Wednesday, November 4th. I was not able to attend, but Gary Chandler, John Pike, and Larry McGinnis attended representing DPSOA. Unfortunately, the report addressed … Continue reading
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Congratulations to A-2009 Academy Graduates
The 138th class of graduates received their commissions this morning in a very impressive ceremony at Riverbend Center. The 69 graduating Troopers endured 28 weeks of intensive training, logging more than 1100 man hours in the process. I had the … Continue reading
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DPSOA Member Shot in Line of Duty
DPSOA Members, Most of you have seen the report about Sergeant Investigator Mando Lopez who was struck in the abdomen by a shotgun blast yesterday while entering an apartment in Dallas to apprehend a suspect in eight bank robberies. He … Continue reading
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DPSOA News Item
DPSOA Members: Steve McCraw, Director of Texas Homeland Security, brought the KSAT - San Antonio news item (linked below) to my attention. It is great to see a positive news story about DPS and the effectiveness of the Department’s Aviation Program at … Continue reading
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DPSOA Board of Directors Meet – Proposes New Member Benefits
The DPS Officer Association Board of Directors met on Saturday, May 2, 2009, with a packed, 8 hour agenda. The Board made nominations for this fall’s Board and Officer election. We will be sending out these names and bios to … Continue reading
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