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Old 02-13-2012, 10:14   #5
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They belong to the Highway Patrol's Tactical Marine Division and are called 34-foot shallow water interceptors. The DPS has ordered six of them at a cost of around $600k each to be used to patrol the Rio Grande River, international lakes (Lake Falcon is one), and the Intracoastal Waterway. They will be named in honor of fallen DPS officers killed in the line of duty in each of the state’s six regions.

Lots of controversy around the state over the last couple of years over the need and cost of these boats.

And so it goes...

Richard
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