Tex. Gov't Code § 411.031
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
The Texas Highway Patrol is a division of the department consisting of the chief patrol officer, the number of captains, sergeants, and privates authorized by the legislature, and administrative and clerical help as the commission determines. A person's literary attainment does not preclude the person's appointment as a private if the person is otherwise qualified. The chief patrol officer is the executive officer of the patrol. Officers are entitled to compensation as provided by the legislature.
Tex. Gov't. Code § 411.031