Senior Officer Travis Pace was born in Prince George’s County, Maryland.  After his father retired from the United States Navy, he relocated to Aransas Pass, Texas and graduated from Aransas Pass High School in 1986.  He then attended Del Mar College and served in the United States Army for 6 years. 

In August 1990, Travis was hired by the Corpus Christi Police Department as a Cadet for the 46^th Police Academy. After graduating the Police Academy, Travis was assigned to the Patrol Division. During his patrol career, Travis was a Field Training Officer for seven academy classes and spent fifteen years as a member of the SWAT Team performing several duties including Assistant Team Leader. Travis then transferred to the Training Division where he spent fifteen years as an instructor, serving in multiple positions to include In-Service coordinator, physical fitness coordinator and defensive tactics coordinator. Travis stated, “Training and molding the future of our department through teaching is one of my proudest accomplishments in my career.”  

Travis is an Active Shooter instructor for law enforcement personnel as well as civilians. He has lectured countless people throughout our local community and has been invited to teach in Austin and Laredo.  

During his time in the training division, Travis began capturing and highlighting various aspects of the police department through multimedia.  This led to him being transferred to his current assignment in the Public Information Office. Travis has spent ten years in the Public Information Office and recently became the department’s videographer. Travis stated, “I absolutely enjoy what I do, capturing and highlighting the accomplishments of the Department and its Officers.”  

In his off time, Travis enjoys camping with his wife Denise. He is a father of 4 wonderful children and has a grandson that he loves to spoil.  
  
Travis stated, “In my 33 years of public service, I’ve always tried to make people around me smile or laugh. If I’m able to do that, then I’ve had a good day.”