DEC 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 12

HEROISM AWARD TEXAS DPS

HEROISM AWARD TEXAS DPS LT. JAMES MORRIS Sgt. James Morris began his career with the Texas Department of Public Safety in 2002, and since then, his productivity, loyalty and devotion have resulted in the apprehension of thousands of migrants and the seizure of tens of thousands of pounds of narcotics. “A lot of people don’t realize we work the border out here in the west Texas region, we work well with our border patrol agents and our other Fed agents out there in our state… It’s just something that I’ve been doing every day. And then for Fox News to come out and to fly with us, to walk with us a little bit,” Morris said before being met with applause. Morris has also assisted in numerous life-saving missions during active shooter events, natural disasters and other critical incidents, earning several awards and letters of commendation from DPS and other agencies. “We catch a lot of good people that come, and they do want to come in,” Morris said. “But there is a handful of folks that are murderers, sex offenders, druggies, a lot of bad folks.” Before joining DPS, Morris served in the U.S. Marine Corps. The father of five has been a youth sports coach for more than 18 years, and in February 2022, Sgt. Morris was the recipient of the William P. Clements Award of Excellence. After his acceptance speech, Sgt. Morris was promoted on stage to lieutenant. 30 The BLUES The BLUES 31