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Texas State welcomes new mounted patrol units

The Texas State Police Department has two new staff members; Lyndon and Duke are covered in fur, have hooves and if students break the rules they might protest with a “neighhhhh.” Horse patrol, also known as mounted patrol, will be added to the department’s daily rounds and will be spearheaded by Cpl. Aleysha Ortiz and Cpl. Haley McClaran.

“It’s a lot of work,” Ortiz said. “Building a program from the ground up.”