The Texas Marines officially the Marine Corps of the Republic of Texas were the naval infantry of the Texas Navy tasked with enforcing discipline aboard ships providing security at shore stations sharpshooting and naval boardingIt was officially established on January 14 1836 and modeled after the United States Marines Corps.

Texas marine patrol. Border Patrol Agents patrolling the Rio Grande were shot at from the Mexican riverbankEarly this morning agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Station Marine Unit patrolling near Fronton Texas reported they were fired upon from the Mexican riverbank. Marine Patrols mission is to provide a safe enjoyable and environmentally responsible use for all of the States public waters. All American Marine of Bellingham Washington and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department TPWD have signed a contract for the construction of a 2438- by 82-metre.

The Texas Department of Public Safety DPS unveiled their first patrol vessel in December 2011 and over the next year they added another five boats to their fleet each of which was named after. To prepare its troopers for possible engangements with Mexican drug cartel soldiers and their military-grade weaponry the Texas Department of Public Safety set up a Tactical Marine Unit with three armed vessels to patrol the US-Mexico border splitting the. Del Rio Sector Marine Unit agents came upon a small island in the middle of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass Texas on March 20.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Departments Law Enforcement Division also certifies Marine Safety Enforcement Officers MSEO throughout the state for enforcement of the Water Safety Act. Maine Marine Patrol takes delivery of 9m patrol boat. The Texas Highway Patrol protects Texas from public safety threats by conducting high visibility patrol.

The Texas Highway Patrol is a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety and is the largest state-level law enforcement agency in the US. In addition the Highway Patrol provides drug and explosive canine detection tactical marine patrol dive and recovery operations and the forensic mapping of crash and crime scenes. The Texas Department of Public Safety is deploying a ferocious new boat to patrol the Rio Grande- part of a small fleet.

Certified peace officers from other agencies must be MSEO certified through TPWD in order to enforce recreational boating safety laws on public waters in Texas and provisions of the Water Safety Act. Through its three sections operations aids to navigation and the Boating Education Program the Unit provides a comprehensive Marine Safety Program places over 5000 aids to navigation and offers boating education for all recreation and commercial boat operators. Goodchild Marine Services secures pilot boat contract.

Along with state law for all waterways in Texas there are several ordinances the City of Austin has implemented such as illegal bridge jumping designated swimming areas personal watercraft bans on certain holidays music. The Marine Safety Patrol is the law enforcement unit that is charged with the responsibility of patrolling the many waterways of Jefferson County. More about Highway Patrol.