[chuckles]

....."911 operators are not police.".....

They wear the uniform in many Texas cities. I don't personally know about Pasadena. I worked on the 911 equipment (Mars)for the phone company in many small towns in East Texas before I retired.

[from occupied ga]

They wear the uniform in many Texas cities

That may be true in Texas. Not true here. Don't go to the police academy, aren't sworn etc.