Chubby Texas state troopers who don’t shrink their waists could be removed from law enforcement duties | app


AUSTIN, Texas — More than 200 state troopers will have to lose weight by the end of the year or face discipline under a controversial policy the Texas Department of Public Safety enforces to limit the size of the officers.

According to documents obtained by The Dallas Morning News, men with waist sizes over 40 inches and women over 35 inches are now required to track and share their weight loss efforts with DPS.

This page requires JavaScript.

Javascript is required for you to play premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

kAm“x H:== 5C:?@C6 E92? @?6 5:6E D@52 6249 52J[” @?6 @77:46C A=65865 😕 2 7:E?6DD :>AC@G6>6?E A=2? @3E2:?65 3J %96 }6HD] p?@E96C D6E @FE E@ “5C2DE:42==J 4FE DF82C:?E2D” 2?5 2G@:5 72DE 7@@5]k^Am

kAm~77:46CD H9@ 5@?’E EC :> 5@H? 3J s646>36C — 6G6? :7 E96J A2DD 2== @E96C C6BF:C65 A9JD:42= 7:E?6DD E6DED — 42? 36 56?:65 AC@>@E:@?D 2?5 @G6CE:>6[ @C C6>@G65 7C@> 6?7@C46>6?E 5FE:6D]k^am

kAmx? E96 =2E6DE C@F?5 @7 E6DE:?8[ >@DE @77:46CD H9@ 72:=65 E96 H2:DE >62DFC6>6?E A2DD65 E96 56A2CE>6?E’D CF??:?8[ C@H:?8 2?5 H6:89E=:7E:?8 E6DED — DF886DE:?8 E92E DE2E6 EC@@A6CD H:E9 AC@G6? DEC6?8E9 2?5 DE2>:?2 >2J 36 5:D4@F?E65 D:>A=J 7@C E96:C D:K6]k^am

kAm%96 A@DD:3:=:EJ @7 E2<: e96>6D 2D E96 56A2CE>6?E 😀 DECF88=:? 8 H:E9 C64CF:E>6?E 2?5 C2>A:?8 FA 24E:G:EJ 2E E96 DE2E6’D 3@C56C H:E9 |6I:4@ F?56C v@G]vC68 p33@EE’D ~A6C2E:@ ? {@?6 $E2C]k^Am

kAms6A2CE>6?E =6256CD:?D:DE 2 EC:> >:5D64E:@? 😀 ?646DD2CJ 7@C @77:46CD E@ 92G6 2 4@>>2?5:?8 “AC6D6?46” 😕 562=:?8D H:E9 E96 AF3=:4]u@C J62CD[ E96J’G6 366? AFD9:?8 E@ 4C24<5@H? @? @G6CH6:89E EC@@A6CD[ 4:E:?8 962=E9 4@?46C?D =:<6 @36D:EJ 2?5 42C5:@G2D4F=2C AC@3=6>D] qFE E96 4@C@?2G:CFD A2?56>:4 D=@H65 E96 H2:DE=:?6 A@=:4J’D 7F== C@==@FE F?E:= E9 😀 J62C]k^Am

kAmpD @7 pAC:=[ a`b @77:46CD — @FE @7 23@FE c[___ E@E2= — 925 72:=65 E96 H2:DE=:?6 C6BF:C6>6?E[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 56A2CE>6?E] ~?=J EH@ @7 E96 a`b 2=D@ 72:=65 E96 A9JD:42= 7:E?6DD E6DE 7@C H9:49 @77:46CD 42? 49@@D6 36EH66? C@H:?8 E6DED[ 2 4@>32E 7:E?6DD 6G2=F2E:@? @C 2 DE2?52C5 2DD6DD>6?E E92E :?4=F56D 2 >:=62?5292=7 CF?[ AFD9FAD 2?5 D:EFAD]k^am

kAmrC:E:4D D2J E96 H2:DE C6BF:C6>6?E:D 2C3:EC2CJ[ F?72:C=J 92CD9 @? H@>6? 2?5 5@6D?’E 5:C64E=J C6=2E6 E@ 2? @77:46C’D ;@3 5FE:6D]k^am

kAm“s!$ 😀 4@?E:?F:?8 😕 :ED ​​A=2? E@ 92C2DD[ 5:D4:A=:?6[ 2?5 6G6? 5:D492C86 @FEDE2?5:?8 @77:46CD 7@C ?@E >66E:?8 :ED A9JD:42= 7:E?6DD E6DE:?8 DE2?52C5D 2?5 2AA62C2?46 DE2?52C5D[” E96 %6I2D s6A2CE>6?E @7 !F3=:4 $276EJ ~77:46CD pDD@4:2E:@? D2:5 😕 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^am

kAm%96 2DD@4:2E:@ ? DF65 E@ DE@A E96 H2:DE=:?6 A@=:4J:? a_`h[ 3FE E96 =2HDF:E H2D 5:D>:DD65 2D ?@ A6?2=E:6D 925 <:4<65 :?] xE’D ?@E 4=62C H96E96C 2?@E96C 492==6?86 😀 😕 E96 H@C

kAmp s!$ DA@D 7@C :>AC@G6>6?E]”k^Am

kAm“#64@>>6?52E:@?D 2?5 A@E6?E:2= 492?86D H:== 36 5:D4FDD65 2E E96 pF8FDE a_aa W!F3=:4 $276EJ r@ >>:DD:@?X >66E:?8 27E6C E96 56A2CE>6?E 92D 2?2=JK65 52E2 7C@> EH@ 4@>A=6E6 E6DE:?8 4J4=6D[” E96 DE2E6>6?E D2:5] ~77:46CD >FDE F?56C8@ A9JD:42= 7:E?6DD E6DE:?8 😕 DAC E96:?8 2?5 72==]k^Am

kAmp44@C5: 8 E@ 56A2CE>6 EA@=:4J[ @77:46CD H:E9 H2:DED @G6C E96 =:>:E 42? DE:== A2DD FD:?8 @E96C >62DFC6D 32D65 @? 96:89E 2?5 H6:89E @C 2 A6C46?E286 @7 3@5J 72E] xE’D ?@E 4=62C 9@H >2 ?J 5:5]k^Am

kAm(96? @77:46CD’ H2:DED 2C6 566>65 E@@ =2C86[ E96J >FDE HC:E6 2?5 D92C6 H:E9 s!$ 2 7:E?6DD :>AC@G6>6?E A=2? =2J:?8 @FE E96:C 62E:?8 2?5 6I6C4:D6 8@2=D] |@DE A=2?D 42== 7@C @77:46CD E@ DF3>:E 5@4F>6?E2E:@? @7 E96:C 677@CED — 72:=:?8 E@ 7@==@H E96 A=2? 42? =625 E@ 4@?D6BF6?46D]%96 }6HD @3E2:?65 4@A:6D @7 D6G6C2= A=2?D 7C@> s!$ E9C@F89 2? @A6? C64@C5D C6BF6DE]%96 @77:46CD’?2>6D 2C6 C6524E65[ 3FE D6G6C2= 56D4C:36 E96 492==6?86D E96J’C6 ECJ:?8 E@ @G6C4@>6]k^am

kAm~?6 DE2E6 EC@@A6C H@CC:65 23@FE :?7=2>:?8 @=5 :?;FC:6D DFDE2:?65 5FC:?8 9:DE:>6 : ? E96 >:=:E2CJ]qFE 96 A=65865 E@ 5@4F>6?E C68F=2C CF?D E9C@F89 9:D ?6:893@C9@@5 H:E9 2 46==A9 @?6 2AA 2?5 EC2462DFC65 6G6CJ H66

kAmp?@E96C @77:46C D6E @FE E@ 8@ @? C68F=2C H2=:E:?8 DF82C D6G6C2= 52JD 2 H66

kAm~77:46CD 2C6 C6BF:C65 E@ 7@==@H E96:CA=2?D]qJ s64]`[ E9@D6 H9@ 72:= E96 H2:DE=:?6 @C A9JD:42= 7:E?6DD E6DED H:== ?@ =@?86C 36 6=:8:3=6 7@C AC@>@E:@?D 2?5 4@F=5 =@D6 @G6CE:>6 A2J @C 36 C62DD:8?65[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 56A2CE>6?E’D :>A=6>6?E2E:@? D4965F=6]k^am

kAm———k^Am

kAm©a_aa %96 s2==2D |@C?:?8 }6HD]s:DEC:3FE65 3J %C:3F?6 r@?E6?E p86?4J[ {{r]k^am

Copyright 2022 Tribune Content Agency.

Previous UTSA ends road trip with game at No. 9 Texas State
Next Texas State Troopers Launch Mandatory Weight Loss Program