Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session Friday after gaveling out the first 30-day session, hamstrung by ...

Local records released this week — after a yearslong lawsuit —affirm previous reporting about law enforcement’s flawed ...

Texas House Speaker Duston Burrows revealed Monday that Republicans had tasked DPS to create a tip line— (866) 786-5972, ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety has announced a new safety initiative for its 90th anniversary. The program, 90 Days of ...

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...

Weeks after state lawmakers paved the way during its last regular session, the Texas Department of Public Safety has ...

DPS told NewsWest 9 they see an average of six to eight fatal crashes a month in the Permian Basin. Putin-Trump One-On-One ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety said a routine traffic stop earlier this week turned into a major drug bust after a ...

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened an investigation into the Leander ISD school bus crash that happened ...

Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Joseph Sherman was injured in the line of duty in March after he was struck by a ...

Texas officials are urging drivers to exercise extreme caution as millions of students return to school this month.