Freeman Martin, a senior official at the Texas Department of Public Safety, will serve as the agency’s new executive director beginning next month after the retirement of current DPS director Steve McCraw. Martin, who began at DPS as a highway patrol trooper in 1990, was named to the top agency post by the Public Safety Commission on Wednesday.

AUSTIN - The Public Safety Commission on Tuesday unanimously appointed Freeman F. Martin as the next director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.Martin, w

The Public Safety Commission has unanimously approved Freeman Martin to lead the Texas Department of Public Safety, tapping a top lieutenant of outgoing Director Steve McCraw. Here’s what to know about the incoming head of the state law enforcement agency: Martin,

According to his DPS biography, Martin played a key role in DPS's response to several major incidents, including the Austin serial bomber.