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TSTA strives to improve the standards and conditions of employment, training, safety, retirement benefits, and education for its members and all DPS commissioned officers and civilian employees through legislative advocacy, legal representation, and community-building.
The latest From The Association
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Video: Director Rohnnie Shaw Provides an Update on the 2025 Legislative Session
On Friday, TSTA Director brought the first update of the 2025 Legislative Session. TSTA is fighting to improve the lives and working conditions of every trooper, noncommissioned employee, both active and retired.
PRESS RELEASE: TSTA Optimistic About Newly Filed State Budget Proposals
(Round Rock, TX) – The Texas State Troopers Association has reviewed newly filed appropriation bills by Texas House and Senate leaders, and Executive Director Rohnnie Shaw has released the following statement:
“We sincerely appreciate the increases in funding for DPS proposed in House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1. Every session, we work for policies aimed at fostering better recruitment and retention, which includes increased pay, upgraded equipment, and state-of-the-art training facilities.
“We also know these bills will look very different in their final form, and we are working with legislators to ensure the increases proposed today are protected and built upon before they reach Governor Abbott’s desk.
“We thank Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows for supporting law enforcement in Texas.”
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PRESS RELEASE: TSTA CONGRATULATES 176th CLASS OF DPS RECRUITS
(Round Rock, TX) – The Texas State Troopers Association proudly congratulates the graduating class of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Training Academy.
DPS held a graduation ceremony for the 130 trooper trainees of Class B-2024 on Friday in Austin. This was the department’s 176th graduating class.
This class of recruits has undergone demanding and exhaustive training since May 20, and today TSTA Executive Director Rohnnie Shaw attended the ceremony to join in the celebration of their accomplishment.
"We are very proud of these troopers, and we thank them for their commitment to service," Shaw said. "The majority of this graduating class has already joined TSTA, and as of today, their memberships will become active. We are excited to serve and represent them.”
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