in the passenger side door pocket, which was next to the area where Higgins had gone to count the money. The case was investigated by the FBI, Texas Rangers, and Officers of the Texas DPS. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ruben Perez of the U.S. Attorney Office for the Southern District of Texas, and Trial Attorney Jim Felte from the Civil Rights Division. Not long after being sentenced, Higgins died on April 29, 2010 at the age of 42, while incarcerated in the Coastal Bend Detention Center in Robstown, Texas. Complaining of chest pains the night before, Higgins collapsed, and CPR was performed before he was transported by emergency medical services to Calallen Hospital, where he later died. He was pronounced dead at 7:32 a.m. Organization The governing body of the Department of Public Safety is the Public Safety Commission, with all members being appointed by the Governor of Texas. The Commission is responsible for appointing the director of the department. The director is assisted in managing the Department by three deputy directors and multiple division chiefs. Most divisions report to the director through one of the three deputy directors. The commission also appoints an inspector general to act as an inspector for the department, and a chief audit executive as part of the internal audit department known as the Chief Auditor's Office, who are both independent of the director. The general counsel acts as the counsel for the commission and the department. Public Safety Commission Director Deputy Director - Homeland Security Operations Executive Protection Bureau Government Relations & Media and Communications Division Regional Director, Capitol Region Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division Training Operations Division Deputy Director - Law Enforcement Operations Criminal Investigations Division Texas Highway Patrol Division Texas Rangers Division Aviation Operations Division Deputy Director - Law Enforcement Services Infrastructure Operations Division Driver License Division Finance Division Information Technology Division Law Enforcement Support Division Regulatory Services Division Human Resource Operations Division Cyber Security Division Chief Auditor's Office General Counsel Inspector General Gallery See also Davis class patrol boat List of law enforcement agencies in Texas Department of Public Safety Administrative License Revocation References Further reading Harnsberger, R. Scott. A Guide to Sources of Texas Criminal Justice Statistics [North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series, no. 6]. Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2011. . External links Texas Penal Code Texas DPS on Twitter Organizations based in Austin,