TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Three nationals were apprehended in Mission, Texas on Tuesday after each paying $35,000 to be smuggled illegally across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Missing toddler, Aviani Brown, has been located safe. Suspect detained for questioning.

The Converse Police Department is looking for a missing 66-year-old woman who they say poses a credible threat to her own health and safety.

A major three-vehicle accident east of Alice on Highway 44 left three people dead Wednesday morning.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will be at the border on Monday to provide an update on his immigration measures.

A Los Fresnos man died Sunday morning after being ejected from his vehicle due to not wearing his seatbelt, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Two women were arrested on multiple charges after they led Texas DPS troopers on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Seven people were killed in a deadly wreck, and a young passenger appears to be the only survivor, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers were taken on a high-speed pursuit in Hidalgo County before apprehending 15 illegal immigrants last week.

The Texas Department of Public Safety, on Sunday, rescued over 20 migrants, one of whom required medical attention, from a train smuggling operation near the border.

A single-engine, five-seater airplane crashed on a highway northwest of Houston around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, according to local officials.

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputies had to get assistance from a DPS helicopter to find a driver who decided to run following a vehicle crash overnight.

Texarkana Highway Patrol Trooper Tim Matthews won second place for his bench press of 551.5 lbs at the International Powerlifting League-Olympia Pro Powerlifting meet in Las Vegas.

Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission on Thursday unveiled the State of Texas’ new ‘Stop Human Trafficking’ specialty license plate.

Brownsville police are seeking the public’s help in the search of a 68-year-old Brownsville man who has been missing for five days.

The Midland Police Department is searching for a missing 11-month-old girl and a 29-year-old man wanted in connection with her abduction.

As of last December, more than 43,000 patients were enrolled in the state's limited medical marijuana program.

Texas and border authorities arrested 14 illegal immigrants Wednesday after a high-speed chase, officials said.

Newly obtained video shows Pete Arredondo’s account of the shooting at Robb Elementary in his own words.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a three-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday and left one person in a coma while another ran from the scene.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a three-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday and left one person in a coma while another ran from the scene. According to DPS, the crash happened around 8:10 p.m. on Alamo Road, south of Texas Road and east of Edinburg, where one man was traveling northbound in a white 2007 Chevrolet Silverado behind a Toyota Tacoma. “The Toyota veered to the southbound lanes and collided with a Ford Van,” the release said. The driver of the Ford Van didn’t have any injuries, but the driver of the Toyota Tacoma did sustain major injuries, was transported to a local hospital and is in a coma. Police said the driver of the Chevrolet Silverado fled the scene on foot and failed to stop and render aid.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is preparing to fire a high-ranking Texas Ranger for his lack of action during the Robb Elementary School shooting response, according to a report from CNN.

A 14-year-old boy from Rio Grande City who wasn’t wearing his seat belt, died after being ejected from a vehicle Sunday morning, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

A 75-year-old man walking north of Weslaco on Tuesday afternoon was hit and killed as he crossed the street.

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested the driver of an 18-wheel tractor trailer that contained 18 illegal immigrants.

The state of Texas has shut down several vehicle inspection stations in Uvalde, making it difficult for some area residents to get the service, which is required to renew vehicle registration. Per the Texas Department of Public Safety, vehicles registered in Texas are required to pass an annual inspection to ensure they meet safety standards.

Five people believed to be armed and dangerous are on the run after leaving a vehicle involved in a pursuit on Highway 131, according to the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office.

The Texas DPS says that a "suspected human smuggling event" lead to a high-speed chase, but say that a suspect hasn't been arrested yet.

Can’t teachfortitudeI read with amusement, the page A3 C1 article by Karen Brooks about Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McGraw’s fantasy training facility (Nov. 25). How in the world can you train someone to improve their intestinal fortitude? Perhaps Mr. Navarrette is not aware that there were many Hispanic and Native American Texas Rangers beginning in the early 1830s. I find it interesting that Navarrette blames the Texas Rangers for the slaughter of our children in Uvalde on May 24. And that is the reason he wants the Texas Rangers to change the name of their baseball team.

Texas A&M student Tanner Hoang went missing last Friday, December 16. His car has been located in Austin, but Hoang is still missing.

The head of a New Mexico trade association says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's immigration policies are harmful to interstate commerce.

One of Texas’ top 10 most wanted fugitives was arrested last week in San Antonio after being on the run for more than a year.

Law enforcement and family members are still searching for missing Texas A&M student Tanner Hoang.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a crash that left a Mission man dead after he lost control of the ATV he was driving.

The crash included a Toyota Corolla and Dodge Charger early Saturday afternoon.

Photos: The Texas Department of Public Safety posted the 'most wanted' fugitives deemed armed and dangerous throughout the state with cash rewards leading to a capture.

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.

A 21-year-old Rio Grande City man is dead following a fatal auto-pedestrian crash Monday night in Starr County.

A 21-year-old Rio Grande City man is dead following a fatal auto-pedestrian crash Monday night in Starr County.

The Texas Department of Public Safety released more details on an accident that killed two boys from Uvalde near Thanksgiving.

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

A 16-year-old driver led Texas Department of Public Safety troopers on a high-speed chase after illegal immigrants bailed from his vehicle, authorities said.

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]

A New York man attempted to smuggle four illegal immigrants from Eagle Pass to San Antonio before leading a Texas DPS trooper in a high-speed chase.

Where things stand in Uvalde going in to 2023

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.

New audio obtained by CNN shows the Texas Department of Public Safety was made aware that children were trapped in Robb Elementary 30 minutes before the Border Patrol Tactical Unit finally breached the classroom and killed the shooter.

The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an Amber Alert on Sunday, November 6 for a 13-year-old girl believed to be abducted in San Antonio.

The review of autopsies and other records is part of a criminal investigation by Texas Rangers into the hesitant police response at Robb Elementary School.

AUSTIN (AP) — A Texas doctor said Thursday he is working with state police to determine whether any of the 21 people killed in the Uvalde school shooting could have been saved had medical help arrived[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

A Texas doctor said Thursday he has been tasked to review the medical information surrounding the 21 victims killed in the Uvalde elementary school shooting “to determine if there was potential to save more lives had medical care been provided sooner.”.

The passenger who died at the scene is from Guatamala. The others who were injured are from Mexico, the DPS reports.

The pursuit started when law enforcement noticed the driver of a Ford F-150 pick-up truck running a red light and speeding, according to DPS Lt. Christopher Olivarez. Olivarez said they believe some of them were traveling in the truck and some on the bed of the truck. Instead of stopping, the chase continued until the driver of the Ford lost control of the vehicle on Jara Chinas Road in La Joya, causing all 12 occupants to be ejected from the vehicle, Montalvo said. “We had one confirmed dead on scene and all the other 11 occupants were transported to local hospitals with major injuries,” Montalvo said. The incident is a suspected human smuggling attempt, and the driver will later be charged.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently encountered four illegal immigrants attempting to smuggle illicit narcotics into West Texas.

One of Texas’ 10 most-wanted fugitives was captured in the San Antonio area last week, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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.

Weeks after Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said he would resign if his troopers had “any culpability” in the botched police response to the Uvalde school shooting, he told fam[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

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

Texas' state police chief says his department did not fail Uvalde during the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting.

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.”

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 group of marijuana smugglers brought in 463 pounds of the drug on a raft into the United States from Mexico.

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.

Uvalde school worker Emilia "Amy" Marin told ABC News that the changing stories about the deadly mass shooting left her distraught.

AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre and becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre in May.

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.

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.

Uvalde school leaders have pulled its embattled campus police force off the job four months after the Robb Elementary School shooting.

New documents released by the Texas Department of Public Safety reveal that Uvalde CISD police officials knew the officer they hired, who previously worked as a trooper and responded to the May 24 massacre, was under investigation.

Officials say a suspect has been arrested for driving erratically through the Texas State Capitol grounds in Austin, leaving a trail of damage.

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.

The confirmed July 25 referral of DPS officers to the Office of Inspector General for possible disciplinary action is much earlier than the early September date that has been widely reported.

The director of the state’s top law enforcement agency is apologizing on behalf of law enforcement for the botched response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde that claimed 21 lives just over three months ago.

The state’s top law enforcement agency also told USA Today that seven officers have now been referred to its internal affairs division, including two who are command staff.

The two victims of a Thursday shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park are being treated in San Antonio hospitals. Abbott’s decision to send in DPS comes as the agency faces questions over its role in the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School.

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

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

KSAT 12 and more than a dozen media organizations on Monday filed a lawsuit in state district court in Austin asking a judge to order the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to release records regarding the law enforcement response to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

The lawsuit alleges that the state police have unlawfully withheld records, including body camera footage and emergency communications, during the Robb Elementary shooting.

Two civil rights groups have expanded their request for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Operation Lone Star, citing evidence of risky pursuits and more frequent traffic stops of Hispanic drivers.

Graduation season is year-round and that includes our four-legged friends. Texas DPS announced the six graduates from their Texas Highway Patrol Canine Tracking Operations Program.

Authorities have increased their reward in the search for the person responsible for the killing of a 4-year-old Southeast Texas girl more than 20 years ago.

Saturday Update: Imani Stephens has been found, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

For about three hours, people demanded the resignation of the school district superintendent and threatened to keep their children out of school until campus security is improved.

The full Texas House Investigative Report, as well as hallway and body cam footage from inside Robb Elementary have now been released. However the shooting victims' families are telling their state Senator Roland Gutierrez, that's not enough.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has launched an internal review over the slow response to the Uvalde school massacre.

A report says nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to a mass shooting that left 21 people dead at a Uvalde elementary school.

The mayor of Uvalde is disputing a new report alleging missed chances to quickly end a massacre at a Texas elementary school.

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.

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin says he suspects Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw is “covering up” details of the Robb Elementary School massacre.

The Department of Justice is investigating alleged civil rights violations under Operation Lone Star, a multibillion-dollar border initiative announced last year by Gov. Greg Abbott, according to state records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.

Gutierrez said there needs to be transparency in the investigation because he doesn’t believe fault for the botched response to the May 24 shooting lies solely with Pete Arredondo.

The McGregor Police Department has discontinued the AMBER Alert for two missing teenagers on Tuesday.

Four immigrants were killed and two were critically injured in what a Texas Department of Public Safety official called “another deadly human smuggling event.”