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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Texas.
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 employed 59,219 sworn police officers, about 244 for each 100,000 residents.[1]
There are over 150 federal law enforcement offices in Texas. including those for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Customs and Border Protection; Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; United States Secret Service; Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and U.S. Marshals.[2] 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."[3]
- HHC, 136th Military Police Battalion[5]
- 236th Military Police Company[6]
- 606th Military Police Company[7]
- 712th Military Police Company[8]
- 136th Security Forces Squadron[9]
- 147th Security Forces Squadron[10]
- 149th Security Forces Squadron[11]
- 204th Security Forces Squadron[12]
- Abilene Christian University Police Department
- Alamo Colleges Police Department
- Alvin Community College Police Department
- Amarillo College Police Department
- Angelo State University Police Department
- Austin Community College Police Department
- Baylor University Police Department
- Blinn College Police & Security Department
- Central Texas College Police Department
- College of the Mainland Police Department
- Collin College Police Department
- Concordia University Texas Police Department
- Dallas College Police Department (formerly Dallas County Community College District)
- El Paso Community College Police Department
- Houston Baptist University Police Department
- Houston Community College System Police Department
- Howard Payne University Police Department
- Kilgore College Police Department
- Lamar University Police Department
- Laredo Community College Police Department
- Lone Star College System Police Department
- Lubbock Christian University Police Department
- McLennan Community College Police Department
- Midland College Police Department
- Midwestern State University Police Department
- Odessa College Police Department
- Prairie View A&M University Police
- Rice University Police
- Sam Houston State University Police Department
- San Jacinto College District Police
- Southern Methodist University Police
- Southwestern Christian College (SwCC) Police Department
- Stephen F. Austin State University Police Department
- St. Edward's University Police Department
- St. Mary's University Police Department
- Tarrant County College District Police Department
- Texas A&M University Police Department
- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Police Department
- Texas A&M University Forest Service Law Enforcement[84]
- Texas A&M University San Antonio Police Department
- Texas Christian University Police Department
- Texas Lutheran University Police Department
- Texas Southern University Police Department
- Texas State University–San Marcos Police Department
- Texas State Technical College Police Department
- Texas Tech University Police Department
- Texas Women's University Police Department
- Trinity University Police Department
- Trinity Valley Community College Campus Police
- University of Houston Police Department
- University of Houston–Clear Lake Police Department
- University of Houston–Downtown Police Department
- University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Police Department
- University of North Texas Police Department
- University of North Texas Health Science Center Police Department
- University of St. Thomas Police Department- Houston
- University of Texas at Arlington Police Department
- University of Texas at Austin Police Department
- University of Texas at Dallas Police Department
- University of Texas at El Paso Police Department
- University of Texas at Houston Police Department
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- University of Texas at San Antonio Police Department
- University of Texas of the Permian Basin Police Department
- University of Texas at Tyler Police Department
- University of Texas Medical Branch Police Department
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Police Department
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Police Department
- Vernon College Police Department
- University of the Incarnate Word Police Department
- Wayland Baptist University Police Department
- Weatherford College Police Department
- West Texas A&M University Police Department
Charter school agencies
- A+ Charter Schools Police
Park, river authority, and water district agencies
Transit authority agencies
2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
Man Rams Truck Into Texas Sheriff's Office And Opens Fire, Police Say; by the Associated Press, 9 September 2014
Official web site accessed 12 September 2014
Official web site accessed 21 December 2014
Man lured Balcones Heights cop to his death; 31 August 2014, privateofficer.com accessed 1 September 2014
Bangs police chief resigns after alleged misconduct; by Blane Singletary, 29 August 2014, KTXS
Cleburne police investigating after video shows officer coaxing, shooting dog; by Julie Fancher, 17 October 2014, Dallas Morning News
Cherokee County official web site accessed 22 December 2014
Goodwin, Heather (11 February 2015). "HomeLewisville LeaderNews Flower Mound officer arrested for felony DWI in Lewisville". Lewisville Leader.
"Police". City of Forest Hill. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
Former Jarrell police chief pleads guilty to fraud charges in immigration scam; 7 February 2014, The Austin Statesman
Official web site accessed 22 December 2014
Mathis Police Officer Accused of Indecency with a Child Arrested; by Mike DaSilva, 27 August 2014, Kiii News
Ex-cop indicted on child sex assault charge after Texas Rangers investigation;
by Action 4 News Staff, 20 August 2014, Valley Central.com
Texas Cops Respond to Complaint for Handcuffing Man Photographing Police Station; by Andrew Meyer, 5 September 2014, Photography is not a Crime
Victoria police officer fired after tasing incident; by Bianca Montes, 5 January 2015, Victoria Advocate
Official web site accessed 18 October 2014
"Police". Wolf City. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
Ex-Conroe ISD police sergeant found guilty of improper relationship with student; by Brandon K Scott, The Courier of Montgomery County, 5 September 2014
"Articles". Travis County Parks. Retrieved October 12, 2022. Travis County Parks has dedicated Law Enforcement Officers and Emergency Medical Technicians. Travis County Park Police can assist in any law enforcement emergency and are also certified Emergency Medical Technicians.