The first episode of Beyond the Blacktop ― a new podcast brought to you by DPS’ South Texas Region ― is officially here. In each podcast episode, members of our South Texas Media Team will be joined by special guests to talk about everything from upcoming events to traffic safety, public safety to recruiting, general information and so much more!

In episode one, we’re joined by Sgt. Keiri Graciano from DPS’ Training Operations Division. Sgt. Graciano is a recruiter for DPS. In this episode, she shares insight on what it takes to become a DPS Trooper.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to listen until the end for a preview of episode two!