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The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating an early morning crash on Thursday that left a man dead. In a news release, DPS said the crash happened at approximately 5:09 a.m. on FM 511 north of Florida Road in Brownsville. A preliminary investigation shows that a 2009 Ford Crown Victoria traveling south of FM 511 hit a man who was walking northbound in the middle of the road. The driver of the Ford stopped to render aid, and the unidentified man died at the scene. DPS will release the identity of the man once his next of kin are notified of his death.

The Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin is speaking about the lawsuit filed against the district attorney Christina Mitchell nearly one week ago.

A South Carolina family was traveling when their vehicle drove into a median killing the father, two children, and injuring four others. DPS says driver fatigue could be a factor.

The Texas Department of Public Safety wants $1.2 billion to turn its training center north of Austin into a full-time statewide law enforcement academy — starting with a state-of-theart active-shooter facility that would need a nearly half-billion-dollar investment from Texas taxpayers next year.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas

The Texas Department of Public Safety wants $1.2 billion to turn its training center north of Austin into a full-time statewide law enforcement academy — starting with a state-of-the-art active-shoote[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

DPS is asking lawmakers to approve a $467 million active-shooter facility as a “down payment” for the training academy.

Amid fallout from the Uvalde shooting, Texas DPS wants $1.2 billion for academy and active-shooter training facility

The Texas Department of Public Safety will increase enforcement during the Thanksgiving holiday.Drivers in Texas will notice an increase in Texas Highway Patrol Trooper enforcement between Wednesday a[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Women in the Texas Department of Public Safety have described it as a “glass ceiling.”

Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety arrested two human smugglers in two separate incidents this month as part of Operation Lone Star.

A suspected human smuggler led a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper on a chase that ended in a crash in Val Verde County.

An AMBER Alert for a 13-year-old girl from San Antonio was canceled by DPS on Tuesday morning due to no new leads, according to police.

Investigators are trying to determine whether any Uvalde school shooting victims could have survived if police had intervened sooner.

The inquiry will help determine whether criminal charges should be brought against responding officers.

A man is dead and another man is recovering in a San Antonio hospital after a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper shot them during a traffic stop in Seguin, according to authorities.

He previously said he would step down if any of his officers had any culpability in the botched response to the massacre.

A nonprofit group that formed in response to the Robb Elementary massacre in Uvalde has issued a response to Thursday’s Department of Public Safety hearing on the investigation, calling it a ‘bait and switch’ and a ‘glorified press conference.’

At a public meeting, McCraw said members of the Department of Public Safety made mistakes. But he said he’ll only step down “if DPS as an institution failed the families.”

At a public meeting where families that lost children in the school shooting said he should resign, McCraw said members of the Department of Public Safety made mistakes. But he said he’ll step down only “if DPS as an institution failed the families.”

The head of the Department of Public Safety told the families of the Uvalde shooting victims that first responders were “wrong” in their delay to breach the classroom where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers.

The head of the Texas Rangers will reportedly leave the agency amid an investigation into the Uvalde school shooting response.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a two-vehicle fatal collision that left a 50-year-old man dead at the scene Monday. Edinburg resident Daniel Luna died after succumbing to his injuries, DPS said in a news release. The crash occurred in San Carlos at about 5:48 p.m. Monday at the intersection of State Highway 107 and Sunflower Road. One passenger was taken to a local hospital for minor injuries while the other was transported via air evac due to being in critical condition. Police said the driver and passenger of the Silverado weren’t taken to the hospital.

A member of the Texas Rangers has been suspended and is being investigated for his failure to take action during the Uvalde school shooting, sources told CNN.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal crash that happened on State Highway 48 Sunday night that left a man dead. “A 2005 GMC Sierra (occupied by one male driver) was traveling eastbound on the outside lanes of SH 48 and collided with the Ford,” the news release stated. “The impact caused the Ford to move onto the westbound lanes of SH 48.”DPS said that a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu occupied only by a man driving it westbound then collided with the Ford, causing its driver to be ejected. The unidentified man was taken to Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville where he died. DPS said the man’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

One of the first Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to arrive at the scene of the Uvalde school mass shooting is being fired by the Texas Department of Public Safety, a law enforcement official briefed on the matter told ABC News.

The gun safety law allocates $100 million for a Department of Justice grant program for school districts to invest in safety programs and technology. Twenty-eight Texas school districts were awarded grants through the program, totaling almost $8 million.

DPS troopers investigate a two vehicle accident that left motorcyclist dead.

A Texas Department of Public Safety captain reportedly ordered his officers not to enter Robb Elementary 70 minutes into the 77-minute shooting, according to CNN.

A Texas state trooper hired then later fired by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department worked sparingly in the weeks before leaving the state agency and started her new position a day after formally resigning, timecard records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Uvalde police made an arrest over a shooting threat made toward the high school late Monday evening.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is looking for the driver of a blue pickup truck who investigators believe caused a fatal crash north of Elsa early Saturday morning that left a 68-year-old motorcyclist dead.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is looking for the driver of a blue pickup truck who investigators believe caused a fatal crash north of Elsa early Saturday morning that left a 68-year-old motorcyclist dead.

More than a dozen illegal immigrants were arrested last week after they crossed the border and later fled from Texas authorities while in a work truck.

State Senator Roland Gutierrez, is calling for resignation of Department of Public Safety Director

Families of the victims killed in the May 24 Robb Elementary School massacre say a New York Times investigation is further proof that more people need to be held accountable for failing to protect their children that day.

The Uvalde CISD board is meeting Monday night for the first time since the fallout from the hiring and firing of a DPS officer under investigation, the entire district police department suspended and the superintendent announcing his retirement.

The Uvalde school district’s decision to hire a former state trooper who was under investigation for her response to the Robb Elementary shooting was indefensible. We cannot fathom why the administration made that choice, especially in light of Superintendent Hal Harrell’s pledge to grieving families last summer that no police officer who had responded to

Uvalde school officials on Friday suspended all of the district police department’s activities following the firing of a recently hired district officer who was revealed to have been among the first s[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

A group of parents and relatives of victims in the Robb elementary shooting who stood defiant outside district headquarters for 12 days, demanding action over officers’ response to the massacre, finally received the news they waited for.

Administrators announced Friday that they have suspended “all activities of the Uvalde CISD Police Department for a period of time” amid criticism of their response to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School.

The parents of Alexandra “Lexi” Rubio, a victim of the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, said in an interview with ABC News on Thursday that a now-former officer and Texas Dept. of Public Safety trooper had been working at their son’s campus before she was fired by the school district.

The head of the state’s top law enforcement agency is being asked to resign after one of his troopers under investigation for her response to the May 24 shooting was later hired by the Uvalde CISD.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O'Rourke duked it out in their only gubernatorial debate at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg on Friday.

A Texas Department of Public Safety tooper was hospitalized after being exposed to fentanyl during a vehicle search in Bexar County, state officials reported Tuesday.

DPS troopers believe a white Volvo truck tractor or box truck was involved in the crash that left one person dead.

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After three months, students in Uvalde CISD headed back to class. It's hard for their parents to feel at ease after the last school year ended in tragedy at Robb Elementary.

The day before students return to Uvalde CISD schools, there is nervousness and uncertainty over the security changes in place.

The AMBER Alert for Sailor Tucker has been discontinued, according to a press release from Texas DPS.

More than 30 Department of Public Safety officers will patrol the campuses of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District as students and teachers head back to class in the wake of the school shooting.

Days after more than a dozed media outlets filed a lawsuit against Texas DPS, there have been questions about why this step is necessary.

The City of Uvalde painted its law enforcement officers as “heroes” that had “zero hesitation” and saved hundreds of people in the May 24 attack on Robb Elementary School, according to a document presented to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin is not mincing words when it comes to a recent report released regarding the events of the Robb Elementary massacre on May 24.

A San Antonio man who issued 215 fraudulent commercial driver’s licenses for about $1,000 each while he worked for the Texas Department of Public Safety has been sentenced to prison.

The Uvalde Together Resiliency Center opened as a place for the community to get the resources they need as they move through the Robb Elementary tragedy.

McCraw on Tuesday gave much-asked-for revelations about the timeline, mistakes and missed opportunities. Specifically, he said Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief and on-site commander, made “terrible decisions.”

UPDATE: Law enforcement authorities had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to stop the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, the Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw testified on Tuesday.

Message sent during law enforcement response called situation an ‘active shooter’ incident, even though chief had labeled it a barricaded subject

A Silver Alert has been issued for a 69-year-old woman last seen in Austin.

Normally it would take trucks 30 to 40 minutes to cross the border. But it is taking some closer to 12 hours.

The No. 1 person on Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List has been arrested, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Two people are reportedly dead following a pursuit with DPS on IH-35 in Webb County, DPS...

Two men have been arrested for racing along Bob Bullock Loop, according to the Texas...

Law enforcement remained on the scene Monday night of a Boerne Police-involved fatal shooting at Carrington Place Apartments on Johns Road earlier in the day. It was confirmed by Boerne Police the shooting of a man took place at about 2 p.m. after a chase led authorities to the back side of the apartment complex. A DPS trooper at the scene said law enforcement originally

A man who led police on a vehicle chase around San Antonio’s West Side has been arrested after crashing into a fire hydrant at South Laredo and Loma Vista, according to the Texas Public Department of Safety.

Two women were arrested for transporting a juvenile who was in the country illegally,...

A man posed as a worker for the Lewis Energy Group and used a cloned vehicle of said...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hosted just over a dozen state attorneys general from around the country and urged them to join their efforts against TikTok during a security briefing at DPS headquarters in Weslaco on Thursday.

A Texas Department of Public Safety special agent died Saturday morning at a San Antonio hospital following a traffic crash near Eagle Pass, according to DPS officials.

Hays County is under a winter weather advisory through Friday morning. The National Weather Service issued the advisory at 3 a.m. on Thursday, which spans until Friday at 6 a.m.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a New Year’s Day crash that left a 17-year-old San Juan resident who was crossing the road dead. DPS said in a news release that the fatal crash happened on Cesar Chavez Road south of Owassa Road at 12:06 a.m. Saturday. The preliminary investigation indicates a 2012 white Toyota Sienna driven by a man was traveling at a high rate of speed and hit Juan Vasquez Jr., who died at the scene. “The driver of the Toyota fled on foot,” DPS said in a Saturday news release. As of Monday morning, the agency had not issued an update on the status of the driver.

Two men are dead and another man is in critical condition after a fiery crash in La Vernia, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The College Station Police Department is searching for a woman who disappeared on Thursday evening.

And there’s no end in sight

The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the individual found dead this week...

DPS officials are increasing the number of Texas Highway Patrol Troopers on the roads from Wednesday through Sunday, according to a news release.

A 26-year-old Pharr man is facing charges of evading arrest and criminal abandonment or endangering a child after leading authorities in a high-speed pursuit Wednesday that ended with state troopers opening fire on the suspect’s vehicle.

During Rep. Henry Cuellar’s weekly Conversations with Cuellar event, the District 28...

A law enforcement pursuit in south Laredo ended with a two-vehicle crash that killed...

A 65-year-old Edinburg man was killed in a two-vehicle collision in San Juan on Thursday, authorities said in a news release.

Texas health officials insist delta-8 is an illegal substance and has been for 40 years.

A man who was in the country illegally was arrested on Halloween night for possessing a...

A Harlingen man on Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list didn't stay there long.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a single vehicle crash that left two men dead.

Early voting is underway in Cameron County as voters are heading to the polls to cast ballots in advance of the Nov. 2 election.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred Friday morning.

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are currently on the lookout for a suspected vehicle involved in a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred on Sept. 15 in Alamo.

The viral video sparked a debate on social media, with even an Atlanta mayoral candidate sharing his thoughts on the clip.

A routine traffic stop in central Laredo resulted in the discovery of flash bang grenades...

A 62-year-old woman from San Antonio was killed in a head-on crash caused by an alleged drunken driver last week in Central Texas, according to media reports.

In honor of Child Passenger Safety Week, the Texas Department of Public Safety in conjunction with Driscoll Health Plan hosted an information session and inspection event here for parents in the area to learn how to properly install car seats.

A San Antonio fugitive was arrested just one day after he was added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List.

One person was airlifted to a San Antonio hospital and three others fled from state troopers after a pursuit led to a crash in Lytle, according to the Lytle Police Department.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has added a San Antonio man to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List.

A San Antonio man who was on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list has been arrested.

The Texas Highway Patrol announced five migrants were discovered after a pursuit.

Many locals in the Rio Grande Valley complain that the 'surge' of DPS troopers is more of a nuisance than an effective crime-fighting force.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said a woman died early Monday morning after being struck by a vehicle.

The state new law allowing the unlicensed carrying of handguns does not mean anyone can go anywhere in Texas with a pistol on the hip.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating an early Monday crash in Los Fresnos that left two men dead after their vehicle struck a tree.