DPS to cut retire/rehire program which will eliminate 117 troopers

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety wants to cut the agency’s retire/rehire program for commissioned officers as a way to slash its budget.
While an official memo to the media has not been sent, KXAN obtained a letter DPS Director Steven McCraw sent out regarding the “layoffs.” The Texas State Troopers Association also confirmed to KXAN the letter was sent by McCraw.
In the letter, it states the DPS proposed to the Public Safety Commission (which had a r