Texas DPS highlights crime lab division

Texas (KAUZ) – The Texas Department of Public Safety recognizes the hard-working men and women of the Crime Laboratory Division during National Forensic Science Week, September 15-21.

The department was founded in 1937 and began as a one-pharmacist operation at Camp Mabry in Austin.

According to DPS, the Crime Laboratory Division has grown into a comprehensive forensic laboratory system with 16 accredited crime labs across the state. The division currently employs approximately 660 people.

The DPS Crime Laboratory Division’s standard areas of analysis include:

• Trace evidence (e.g. hair, fibers, paint, glass, gunshot residue, prints, fire residue)
• Biology/DNA
• Digital/multimedia evidence
• Firearms and tool marks
• Friction burr analysis
• Forensic documents
• Seized drugs
• toxicology

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