Career & Technology Center's Automotive Technology students and our expert teacher, Mr. Dietzel, were visited by a very special guest speaker on Thursday. Mr. Eddie Valdez, a Texas State Trooper, who is part of the specialized Dive Team and Special Response Team, took time out to discuss career opportunities with students within the Department of Public Safety for automotive technology and law enforcement departments. This opportunities delivered by a real-world expert broadens the scope and ideas for students' futures.
Special Response Teams are specialized rapid response teams which operate in each of the DPS Regions. SRT is comprised of members from the Texas Highway Patrol, Criminal Investigations Division and the Texas Rangers. SRT members serve high risk warrants and respond to critical incidents involving barricaded subjects, hostage situations, and active shooter incidents within their respective DPS regions. (Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum, 2021, retrieved from TRHOFM website)
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