Colonel Freeman Martin was sworn in Monday morning in a special ceremony.
AUSTIN, Texas — A swearing in ceremony was held Monday for the new director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Colonel Freeman Martin, a former Texas Ranger and deputy director of the DPS, was sworn in by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a change of command ceremony outside the Texas DPS headquarters in Austin.
Martin is replacing Col. Steve McCraw, who announced last summer he was retiring after 15 years.
Martin was chosen unanimously by the five-member Public Safety Commission as the next director of the DPS. He is the first Texas Ranger in the department’s history to be named director.