Press Releases
May 28, 2020- March 18, 2020AUSTIN - At the direction of Governor Greg Abbott and in light of the governor's State of Disaster Declaration related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has been directed to extend the expiration date of Texas identification cards (ID), driver licenses (DL), commercial DLs (CDL) and election identification certificates (EIC).........................
- March 11, 2020AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is taking preventative measures against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by implementing additional sanitation practices at driver license (DL) offices and issuing guidance to.........................
- March 5, 2020LAREDO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized more than $10,000 in currency during a traffic stop Tuesday, March 3, 2020 in Webb County. A DPS Trooper stopped the driver of a black Ford F-150 on Interstate Highway 35 for a traffic violation. The Trooper subsequently discovered a bundle of U.
- March 4, 2020AUSTIN - Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Willie James Brumfield, 20, was captured on Feb. 27, in Houston, Texas.........................
- March 1, 2020HOUSTON – This month, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase enforcement efforts to reduce crashes involving commercial motor vehicles. The operation will also target aggressive and reckless drivers interacting near the vehicles. Troopers and commercial motor vehicle inspectors will particip
- February 26, 2020AUSTIN - Starting this week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) began issuing the newly designed Texas driver licenses (DL), identification (ID) cards and license to carry (LTC) cards to all Texans.........................
- February 20, 2020AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Camilo Rodriguez to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list. A cash reward of up to $3,000 is being offered for information leading to his capture.........................
- February 13, 2020AUSTIN - At Thursday's regularly scheduled Texas Public Safety Commission (PSC) meeting, commissioners unanimously approved several promotions upon the recommendation of the Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw.........................
- February 11, 2020AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking leads in the October 1994 homicide of Laura Warren.
- February 5, 2020AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is pleased to report that 27 fugitives sought through the Texas 10 Most Wanted Program including 14 convicted sex offenders were arrested in 2019 by DPS and other agencies. Additionally, $40,500 in reward money was paid.........................
- February 2, 2020AUSTIN - The reward for Leonard Dee Taylor a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender and this month's featured fugitive has been increased to $4,000 for information leading to his capture, if the tip comes in during the month of February.........................
- January 30, 2020AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Willie James Brumfield, 20, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive list. A cash reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for .........................
- January 30, 2020AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized 411 pounds of THC products Wednesday, after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Oldham County. At approximately 2:17 p.m., a DPS Trooper stopped a 2020 Ford Expedition traveling east on I-40 near Vega, for a traffic violation. A DPS canine
- January 29, 2020AUSTIN - Texas law enforcement agencies have identified suspects in more than 45 unsolved cases thanks in part to the implementation of House Bill (HB) 1399, also known as the Krystal Jean Baker Act.........................
- January 28, 2020HOUSTON – Beginning this Friday, Jan. 31, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will begin upgrading the parking lot of the Houston Gessner Mega Center, located at 12220 South Gessner Houston, TX 77071. The goal of this upgrade is to better serve our customers by expanding the total number of parking spaces at t