DPS graduates 48 new troopers

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Forty-eighty men and women were sworn in Friday as the state’s newest Highway Patrol Troopers.
The graduating class was part of an 11-week advanced recruit school specifically designed for current and eligible law enforcement officers to train to become troopers. A standard course usually spans more than 20 weeks.
The C-2017 class included four women and six military veterans.
The new troopers will report to duty stations across Texas in the coming weeks and spend the