Wearing a cowboy hat is not mandatory for Grand Prairie Police Department officers, and only about 30 to 40 of the agency's 270 men and women have gotten a new hat.

The Grand Prairie Police Department is saddling up and saying, "Howdy, y'all," while donning brand-new cowboy hats as part of a recent uniform change. The waterproof cowboy hats have been ...

The Grand Prairie Police Department just added a new item to the standard uniform, ... Currently 30 to 40 of the 270 officers have the cowboy hats. The department says wearing the hat is not ...