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Texas Commission on Law Enforcement grants class A misdemeanor waiver for Giddings applicant
Summary
The Commission voted 7–2 to grant a class A misdemeanor waiver allowing Richard Shows to enroll for licensure after the chief of the Giddings Police Department presented a completed agency background investigation and supported the applicant.
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on its March agenda approved a Class A misdemeanor waiver for an applicant from Giddings, allowing him to proceed toward licensing despite a decades-old conviction. The motion to approve the waiver passed on a roll-call vote, 7–2.
The waiver request was presented by Chief Bill Weems of the Giddings Police Department, who told commissioners he had reviewed a full, completed agency background investigation and recommended the applicant. Chief Bill Weems said the applicant had a single conviction more than 25 years ago and has been a “stellar part of the…
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