An inside look at Texas DPS' high-intensity trooper training

FLORENCE, Texas (Nexstar) -- After 30 weeks at the Texas Training Academy, the Department of Public Safety’s 130 new trooper trainees will graduate on Dec. 13.“It's still unbelievable at this moment,” trooper trainee Derek McCloud said. “I'm still in shock and awe, because DPS is a great agency, and it's something I've always wanted to be as a kid. To finally be here at this step is something that not only I'm happy for myself and my classmates, but for the agency getting