T-SQL error

I get the following error when i execute my stored procedure:
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Msg 2739, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_insUserInfo, Line 0
The text, ntext, and image data types are invalid for local variables.
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Stored Procedure:

USE [helpDesk]

SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_insUserInfo]
      -- Parameters for 'tbl_user'
      @personnel_id int,
      @fname varchar(50),
      @lname varchar(50),
      @username varchar(50),
      @pwd varchar(50),
      @role_ID int,
      @email_addr varchar(50)


      
AS
      DECLARE @dte_added datetime
      DECLARE @rec_id int

      DECLARE @ticket_request text    <-- What can I use in place of "text"
      DECLARE @ticket_dte datetime
      DECLARE @subject varchar(50)
      DECLARE @tick_status varchar(10)

      SET @ticket_request = NULL
      SET @ticket_dte = NULL
      SET @subject = NULL
      SET @tick_status = NULL

BEGIN
      -- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
      -- interfering with SELECT statements.
      SET NOCOUNT ON;

      SET @dte_added = GETDATE()

      INSERT INTO tbl_user(personnel_id,fname,lname,username,pwd,role_id,email_addr,dte_added) VALUES(@personnel_id,@fname,@lname,@username,@pwd,@role_ID,@email_addr,@dte_added)
      SET @rec_id = SCOPE_IDENTITY()

      INSERT INTO tblTicket(personnel_id,ticket_request,ticket_dte,subject,tick_status) VALUES(@rec_id ,@ticket_request,@ticket_dte,@subject,@tick_status)
      
      return @rec_id
END
GO


Thanks.