Honoring Chief Scotty Shiver\u2019s career<\/p>\n
Shiver has led the Texas Rangers Division since February 2024. He began his DPS career in 1995 with the Texas Highway Patrol in Navasota and later Huntsville.<\/p>\n
In 2001, he was promoted to sergeant\/investigator in the Criminal Law Enforcement Division, where he worked motor vehicle theft cases in Arlington and Houston. He also served on the DPS SWAT Team.<\/p>\n
Shiver joined the Texas Rangers in 2011, initially assigned to Company C in Lubbock before transferring to Company A in Houston. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2014 and held a series of leadership positions within the Rangers\u2019 Special Response Teams, including lieutenant coordinator, precision rifle coordinator and team leader for SRT-5.<\/p>\n
He became a Ranger captain in 2017 and later a major, overseeing first the Public Integrity Unit and then the Special Operations Group at DPS headquarters. In November 2021, Shiver was appointed regional director for the Capitol Region, a role he held until becoming Rangers chief.<\/p>\n
\u201cScotty Shiver has served the Texas Rangers and the Texas Department of Public Safety with tremendous dedication, and we are grateful for his years of service and leadership,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n
Shiver holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in history from the University of Texas at Arlington and a master\u2019s degree in security management from American Military University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy\u2019s 276th session.<\/p>\n
Bobo brings investigative and Ranger leadership experience<\/p>\n
Bobo began his DPS career in 1999 as a Texas Highway Patrol trooper, serving in that role until 2005. He then became a sergeant in the Criminal Law Enforcement Division, where he worked narcotics and auto theft investigations through 2009.<\/p>\n
He joined the Texas Rangers in 2010 and has served in a range of investigative and leadership assignments. Before becoming assistant chief in August 2025, Bobo served as team leader for Company F\u2019s Crime Scene Team.<\/p>\n
He also was a longtime member of the Texas Rangers Major Crime Scene Investigation Team and the division\u2019s Crime Scene Working Group. DPS said his work has included statewide training, policy development and implementation of advanced investigative techniques.<\/p>\n
Bobo is a certified crime scene investigator through the International Association for Identification and a graduate of the University of Tennessee\u2019s National Forensic Academy. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in criminal justice and police science from Sam Houston State University and is certified as a Texas Master Peace Officer and TCOLE Basic Instructor.<\/p>\n
Westmoreland promoted to assistant chief<\/p>\n
Westmoreland began his DPS career in 1998 and has worked in the Texas Highway Patrol in Alvin, the DPS Narcotics Service in Houston and Rosenberg, and as a Texas Ranger in Eastland, Richmond, Tyler, Austin, Garland and Houston.<\/p>\n
He has served on the Texas Ranger Reconnaissance Team, which was established to target drug trafficking and alien smuggling organizations along the Texas-Mexico border. As a Ranger captain, Westmoreland planned tactical missions along the international border and led the team operating the state\u2019s Border Security Operations Center in Austin.<\/p>\n
Most recently, as a Ranger major, he commanded Ranger Company A, which covers the 35 counties in DPS\u2019 Southeast Texas Region.<\/p>\n
Westmoreland served in the U.S. Marine Corps and is a 2017 graduate of the DPS Command College. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from Texas A&M University and a master\u2019s degree from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.<\/p>\n
Bobo and Westmoreland will be stationed at DPS headquarters in Austin.<\/p>\n
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