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Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw retiring after 15 years as state’s top law enforcement officer

KERA | By Jasper Scherer | The Texas Tribune
Published August 23, 2024 at 2:39 PM CDT
Steve McCraw, the director and colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety, at the state Capitol on June 8, 2023.
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The Texas Tribune
Steve McCraw, the director and colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety, at the state Capitol on June 8, 2023.

The longtime head of the Department of Public Safety will step down at the end of the year.

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw announced Friday he will retire at the end of the year, marking an end to a 15-year tenure defined in recent years by his agency’s flawed response to the Uvalde school shooting and its role in the state’s border crackdown, Operation Lone Star.

McCraw broke the news while delivering a commencement address at a DPS trooper graduation ceremony.

“It’s rather an easy thing to do, because I know Gov. Greg Abbott will ensure that my replacement is as good and likely better than I am at this particular job,” McCraw said.

This is a developing story and will continue to be updated.

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Jasper Scherer | The Texas Tribune