In search of qualified trooper applicants, Texas searches outside the state to fill 200 commissioned-officer vacancies

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In search of qualified trooper applicants, Texas searches outside the state to fill 200 commissioned-officer vacancies

One applicant from Michigan isn't deterred by the heat.

By Mike Ward

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

Saturday, August 08, 2009

There's no ice fishing in winter, and you might be able to fry an egg on a sidewalk most summer afternoons, but Matthew Zobel couldn't have been happier Friday to be in the Lone Star State.

Zobel, 24, recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and had planned to become a Michigan state police officer. But a whopping budget deficit in Michigan forced the layoffs of 100 troopers in June and canceled his recruit class, and more cuts to law enforcement are expected.

Enter Texas, one of the few states still hiring troopers.

With more than 200 commissioned officer vacancies to fill, the state Department of Public Safety is ramping up recruiting in states where law enforcement officers are getting the ax.

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.statesman.com/search/content/ne...808trooper.html

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I do think there is a song......God bless Texas............

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Hmm, I may have to look into that, I don't really want to be a trooper, but hey, its a cop job.