Abbott said in his release that more than 2,000 DPS troopers, including members of the elite Texas Rangers, are part of the operation "to respond to potential criminal or violent activity at these protests and to maintain law and order across Texas."

A state trooper from Amarillo was honored by the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety.Dani Bayse was recognized by Colonel Freeman F. Martin for winnin

DPS sued Homeland Security in February in an effort to force the federal government to reinstate a policy that largely prevented immigration enforcement at schools and other “sensitive

Their arrests came as the result of a collaborative investigation targeted organized retail theft in Denton County, DPS said in a release. Police seized $636,000 and recovered an estimated $1 million in stolen merchandise.

Plans are underway to build a new DPS office in Brenham, more than a year after a stolen 18-wheeler crashed into the original building, killing two people and injuring over a dozen.

An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper is recovering after being shot during a traffic stop in an Arizona border city over the weekend.

Commissioners turned over all the municipal couch cushions to fund a $13 million increase for Durham Public Schools next year.

Twenty-five migrants were found Wednesday crammed inside a box truck as temperatures flirted near triple-digits in deep South Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.