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DSHS ACO Training Course Schedule

Includes courses conducted by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Zoonosis Control.  These courses are all approved and serve to meet the training requirements outlined in Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 829, Animal Control Officer Training.  It is the responsibility of each animal control officer (per definition in Chapter 829) to fulfill these training requirements, maintain records of completed training, and have this documentation available for review by facility inspectors. The ACO Basic training course does NOT count toward an ACO’s CE hours.

In the chart below, call the number provided or click on a contact name for the course for which you would like to register to ask questions about a particular course.

Course Schedule

Date

Type

Name

Location

Contact/s

Phone Number

4/29/2025-
4/30/2025

closes:   4/25/2025

ACO

Basic

El Paso

Veronica Suarez
 veronica.suarez@dshs.texas.gov

915-834-7780 or
915-834-1032

4/30/2025-
5/2/2025

ACO

Basic

Victoria

Rachel Panneton
rachel.panneton@dshs.texas.gov

210-774-1653

5/1/2025

ACO

LRCA

El Paso

Veronica Suarez
 veronica.suarez@dshs.texas.gov

915-834-7780 or
915-834-1032

6/25/2025-
6/26/2025

closes:   6/9/2025

ACO

Basic

Temple

Amber Frenzel
DSHS.HSR7.ZOO@dshs.texas.gov

254-771-6762 or
254-771-6784

 * Indicates the course is full

These courses serve to meet the training requirements outlined in Texas Health and Safety Code, Ch. 829, Animal Control Officer Training.