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List of law enforcement agencies in Texas

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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Texas.

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According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 1,913 law enforcement agencies, the most of any state. These agencies employing 59,219 sworn police officers, about 244 for each 100,000 residents.

Federal agencies

There are over 150 federal law enforcement offices in Texas, including those for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Customs and Border Protection; Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Secret Service; and U.S. Marshals. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, a federal law enforcement agency is "an organizational unit, or subunit, of the federal government with the principle (sic) functions of prevention, detection, and investigation of crime and the apprehension of alleged offenders."

State agencies

  • Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
  • Texas Attorney General
  • Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
  • Criminal Investigation Division - Comptroller of Public Accounts
  • Texas Department of Criminal Justice
  • Texas Department of Insurance – Fraud Unit
  • University of Texas System Police
  • Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Texas Highway Patrol
  • Texas Capitol Police
  • Texas State Police
  • Texas Ranger Division
  • Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife
  • Texas Racing Commission - State Police
  • Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers
  • Independent school district agencies (K–12)

  • Aldine Independent School District Police
  • Aledo Independent School District Police
  • Alief Independent School District Police
  • Alvin Independent School District Police
  • Austin Independent School District Police
  • Barber's Hill School District Police
  • Beaumont Independent School District Police
  • Bridge City Independent School District Police
  • Brownsboro Independent School District Police
  • Brownsville Independent School District Police
  • Canutillo Independent School District Police
  • Cedar Hill Independent School District Police
  • Coldspring-Oakhurst independent School District Police
  • Conroe Independent School District Police
  • Corpus Christi Independent School District Police
  • Corrizo Springs Independent School District Police
  • Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Police
  • Dallas Independent School District Police
  • Dumas Independent School District Police
  • East Central Independent School District Police
  • Ector County Independent School District Police
  • Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Police
  • El Paso Independent School District Police
  • Fort Bend Independent School District Police
  • Frenship Independent School District Police
  • Galveston Independent School District Police
  • Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District Police
  • Granger Independent School District Police
  • Highland Park Independent School District Police (Amarillo, TX)
  • Houston Independent School District Police
  • Humble Independent School District Police
  • Jefferson Independent School District Police
  • Katy Independent School District Police
  • Kaufman Independent School District Police
  • Kemp Independent School District Police
  • Killeen Independent School District Police
  • Klein Independent School District Police
  • La Joya Independent School District Police
  • La Marque Independent School District Police
  • Lancaster Independent School District Police
  • Laredo Independent School District Police
  • Lexington Independent School District Police
  • Lindale Independent School District Police
  • Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District Police
  • Lubbock Independent School District Police
  • Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District Police
  • Mabank Independent School District Police
  • Mansfield Independent School District Police
  • Marlin Independent School District Police
  • Midland Independent School District Police
  • Northside Independent School District Police
  • Pasadena Independent School District Police
  • Pflugerville Independent School District Police
  • Presidio Independent School District Police
  • Red Oak Independent School District Police
  • Rivercrest Indepentdent School District Police
  • Saltillo Independent School District Police
  • Santa Fe Independent School District Police
  • San Antonio Independent School District Police
  • Socorro Independent School District Police
  • Spring Branch Independent School District Police
  • Spring Independent School District Police
  • Tyler Independent School District Police
  • United Independent School District Police
  • Vidor Independent School District Police
  • Waskom Independent School District Police
  • Waco Independent School District Police
  • White Settlement Independent School District Police
  • Zavalla Independent School District Police
  • Transit authority agencies

  • Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Police
  • Houston Metro Transit Authority Police Department
  • Via Transit Police Department (San Antonio)
  • References

    List of law enforcement agencies in Texas Wikipedia


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