There would have to be a pretty good reason to try to sell property. Personally, I think the state needs to keep its property. Additionally, a lot of state land purchases are tied back to federal funding - Pittman-Robertson, Dingall-Johnson, or Wallup-Breaux. The state can be penalized or have to pay back those dollars if they dispose of or transfer said properties.

As far as the employee growth, it would appear that the growth has been in every program except law enforcement. In 1994, there were 165 commissioned officers. In 2014, the number has dropped to 123. The state population has grown by 2.1 million in the past 20 years. In 1994, there was 1 officer per 29497 residents. In 2014, it is 1 per 56788. Currently, there is 1 officer per 12393 licenses. I suspect the ratio of other LE agencies officers to population or licenses is probably much lower.