Texas Department of Public Safety Employer Reviews

Not a 9-1-1 services takes the most of the stress out of the "dispatch" of the state. Radio traffic primarily is State Trooper traffic. Phones are a variety of information requests to locating separated motorist or assisting agents in investigations. Great values, many work relationships become friendships for life. This is the elite of police communications. – more... You will ALWAYS be treated with respect and appreciated for your job. – less

I have enjoyed working with my co-workers. The company provides good customer service to the public.

State employment
Co-workers were wonderful
Federally funded position

I learned how to work with the public and issue drivers license, texas id cards. I did various things while i worked at the DPS.

Law enforcement related, Patrol duties, traffic enforcement, accident investigation. Co-workers were bunch of good people. delt with all kinds of people and criminals. Hardest part of job, having to work an accident where someone died and then having to notify the next of kin.

I have enjoyed using my scientific experience and skills in a law enforcement support capacity. I have worked many complicated cases and am constantly challenged to refine my skills as an analyst.

Monitor and track of all incoming and outgoing hardware of the Deployment Center. Verify that all required paperwork is submitted to transfer assets to correct departments, Create work orders using Service Desk Express help desk database to meet customer demand. Manage the email queue to track customer requests & fill them in a timely manner. Maintain – more... Excel spreadsheet to show current stock levels & order equipment as stock level threshold is reached to ensure that the agency demand is satisfied by adequate supply. Verifies with customer that all information received is correct & that the department budget & location cods are correct so that Capitol Asset Inventory database is up to date. – less

If you are a trained experienced telecommunications professional, even if you are temporary out of work, steer clear of this place. Unless you want to work for micromanaging high school dropouts, who know nothing about communications. Pay attention to the job posting, it says it all “ Work is performed under close supervision with minimal latitude for – more... the use of initiative and independent judgment.” – less

A typical day at work consisted of management not greeting staff in the morning; even though staff was saying good morning to them. For the most part I learned to work through pain, and apathy. It must be a true saying that it's not what you know, but who.....our management had absolutely NO people skills. The hardest part of the job was being told – more... 2-3 different things by management on the same day. Some of the co-workers were very good and honest people. The rest of them were the type that would throw you under the bus, and were the ears for management. I would have to say the most enjoyable part of the day was when it was time to leave. – less

A typical day would consist of me coming to work and inspecting commerical trucks that traveled from Mexico into the United States. Your job for the day would to be to inspect under the truck, inspect the outside of the truck and talking to the driver. The hardest part of the job was dealing with the elements and the different personalitlies of my co-workers. – more... The most enjoyable part was learning a new skill and language. – less

Excellent place to work. Great compensation and benefits packages.

Good place to continue your growth in law enforcement. State employment provides good benefits to its employees.

Nice people, good work flow, stable job. Enjoyed the time i was there. The pay period is once a month and that takes getting used to

Most of the day was spent doing data entry in Share Point
Answering phones
I enjoyed working with the co-workers

Very demanding and and fast paced. When I first started there were many training programs.In the last few years it was more about quantity than quality.I enjoyed helping all the customers. Many had lots of question concerning there driving record and I always gave them the best service possible. I had great co-workers and I always had a great team to – more... work with. The hardest part of the job was not having enough security late at night when we closed. – less

As long as state government exists there will be jobs like this. The first couple of years are great. The pay is way below any entry level private employer job, even after several years. I learned a great deal about professionalism and ethics, but met with very few who actually embody these values off the clock. Training was the hardest part of the – more... job. After that you merely have to show up. There are evaluations annually, but breathing and having a pulse will get you a "meets expectations" every year. If you work harder than your peers you run the risk of extra scrutiny, which often results in negative attention due to personality issues. The most enjoyable part of the job was the friends I made there and other people I've met. If you want to "park" your career for a while, this is a good place to go and keep medical insurance. – less

I am proud to tell people that I work at TxDPS because I have nothing but pride and admiration for this organization.
The people that I work with are great and everyone get along so well.
We do things here to boost morale from time to time.

Fast paced and challenging. Everyday is different as far as the applicants are concerned.

GREAT COMPANY TO WORK FOR, BUT NO ADVANCEMENT AND PAY INCREASE LIMMITED.

Great enviroment, high scale IT Projects. The entire IT department is trying to run a Governance process to improve response time to projects which is a good oportunity to know how to run projects.