Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven C. McCraw was honored for his legacy of leadership and service at what was his last Public Safety Commission (PSC) meeting before his retirement later this year.
At the meeting held at DPS headquarters in Austin, PSC Chairman Steven P. Mach, along with fellow commissioners Nelda Luce Blair, Dan Hord III, Larry Long and Steve Stodghill, adopted a resolution to officially name the department’s new training facility in Williamson County – which is in the process of being developed – as the Steven C. McCraw Law Enforcement Academy and Training Center in the Director’s honor. Former PSC Chairwoman Cynthia Leon along with former Commissioners Carin Barth and Manny Flores were also in attendance.
Using funds appropriated by the 88th Texas Legislature, the Steven C. McCraw Law Enforcement Academy and Training Center will be a state-ofthe- art facility used to train Texas Highway Patrol Trooper recruits as well as local, state and federal law enforcement partners. Phase 1 will break ground this winter and will include the construction of three new dormitories to house up to 560 recruits, a nineclassroom building, a cafeteria and indoor and outdoor physical fitness facilities.
Using funds appropriated by the 88th Texas Legislature, the Steven C. McCraw Law Enforcement Academy and Training Center will be a state-ofthe art facility used to train Texas Highway Patrol Trooper recruits as well as local, state and federal law enforcement partners. Phase 1 will break ground this winter and will include the construction of three new dormitories to house up to 560 recruits, a nineclassroom building, a cafeteria and indoor and outdoor physical fitness facilities.
Currently, DPS’ Trooper Trainee Academy is split between DPS headquarters in Austin and the department’s Tactical Training Facility in Florence – requiring recruits to be bused about an hour each way daily. By the end of its construction, the new facility will be the home of DPS’ entire Training Operations Division which will ultimately optimize training schedules and the quality of the DPS Academy.