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Freeman F. Martin named DPS Director, succeeding McCraw upon his retirement on Nov 30, bringing a vast law enforcement ...

Freeman Martin will succeed DPS Director Steven C. McCraw, who will retire at the end of the month after 15 years leading the ...

Freeman Martin, a senior official at the Texas Department of Public Safety, will serve as the agency’s new executive director ...

The Public Safety Commission has unanimously approved Freeman Martin to lead the Texas Department of Public Safety, tapping a ...

According to his DPS biography, Martin played a key role in DPS's response to several major incidents, including the Austin ...

Freeman Martin, senior deputy director, will replace Steve McCraw, who announced his retirement from DPS in August.

Nov. 20—AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced Wednesday that Senior Deputy Director Freeman F. Martin has been selected to serve as the department's fourteenth Director.

The Public Safety Commission announced Wednesday that Freeman Martin, a Texas Ranger with decades of service in the Texas DPS ...

Freeman F. Martin, a deputy of retiring DPS director Steve McCraw, will be the state’s new top law enforcement officer.

AUSTIN - The Public Safety Commission on Tuesday unanimously appointed Freeman F. Martin as the next director of the Texas ...