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A DPS trooper with ties to Sealy has recently been promoted to Chief of the Homeland Security Division.
Gerald Brown, who worked as a trooper in the Texas Highway Patrol Division in Brenham and later in Sealy, brings nearly three decades of distinguished law enforcement and military service to his new role. He began his career with the department in 1995 after graduating from the DPS Academy.
In 2000, he was promoted to the Criminal Law Enforcement (CLE) Division as a sergeant- investigator in the narcotics service, with assignments in Laredo and Houston. Two years later, he advanced to lieutenant, where he supervised a narcotics squad in Houston. In 2010, Brown was promoted to captain in the Criminal Investigations Division (CID), with leadership roles in Waco, Austin Headquarters and Houston.
He was appointed to major for Southeast Texas in 2014 and promoted again in 2021 to assistant chief of CID. In 2022, he was again promoted to the role of regional director (now region chief) for Southeast Texas, overseeing a wide range of criminal investigative operations.
Brown holds a Master of Science in Criminal Justice Leadership and Management and a Bachelor of Science in Multidisciplinary Studies. He is a graduate of several premier leadership programs, including the FBI National Academy, Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, the Department of Justice’s Leadership in Counterterrorism and National Executive Institute programs and the United States Army Command Sergeants Major Course.
A retired Command Sergeant Major, Brown served 34 years in the Army and Army Reserves, including combat deployments. His military service is recognized with numerous awards and decorations for exemplary leadership and dedication.
