Austin, Texas September 5, 2003: A member of the new cadet class of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) receives his commission in a ceremony that added 160 troopers to Texas' state police force. DPS officers are the most visible of Texas' crime fighters and patrol the state's thousands of miles of highways. ©Bob Daemmrich

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