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Wise Eyes Alert-Information I received e-mail from one of our
Wise Eyes participants asking about phone solicitation for DPS Officers. I
contacted the Texas Department of Public Safety Office here in Decatur and was
sent the following information. I hope this will be helpful. Sgt Debbie Denney The DPS does not ask for donations The Texas Department of public safety does not solicit financial contributions from private citizens. DPS is funded from your tax dollars. If you have been contacted by a telemarketing organization representing itself to be the Texas Department of Public Safety, you should know that the DPS received no financial support from these organizations. Some groups include in their name the terms" Texas Rangers"," State Troopers," Texas Highway Patrol" or " Department of Public Safety." While some officers may be members of these associations on their own time, these organizations are not affiliated with the DPS. They are private associations raising money to fund their own programs, some of which may benefit officers and their families. If you have been contacted by an organization that you believe is misrepresenting itself, you can contact the Texas Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division at 1-800-648-9642. You can hear a recorded message from DPS about charitable solicitation by calling 1-512-424-5588. |
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