AUSTIN – Today, hundreds gathered at Church of the Open Door in Waco to pay their respects to retired Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol (THP) Trooper Daniel Robert Shown. Shown, 66, died on Feb. 27, 2026, from complications directly resulting from a line-of-duty injury.

AUSTIN – Last week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) hosted the 2026 Texas Preventing Targeted Violence Conference in Fort Worth. The four-day conference brought together more than 380 stakeholders from across the nation and Canada to focus on preventing targeted violence, mass attacks and terrorism through collaboration and early intervention.

AUSTIN – The man whom law enforcement believes raped two different women in Texas and Oklahoma in 2021 has been taken into custody. Hunter Mackey, 27, was arrested by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) for first-degree rape in McLoud, Okla. on Feb. 17.

AUSTIN – As Texans hit the road and gather to celebrate Spring Break and St. Patrick’s Day, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) urges the public to prioritize safety. Drivers need to make responsible choices, stay alert behind the wheel and help keep Texas roads and communities safe during this busy month.

WESLACO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized nearly 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine during an Operation Lone Star traffic stop on a commercial motor vehicle in Live Oak Co. this week. The drugs were being transported to Dallas.

AUSTIN – On this Alamo Day, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) joins Texans in commemorating those who courageously fought for Texas’ independence in the 13-day siege at the Battle of the Alamo. Now, 190 years later, DPS is honored to have the responsibility of overseeing the security of the Alamo Complex in San Antonio – helping ensure the historical site remains a solemn place of remembrance and education for Texans and all who visit.

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase patrols on roads beginning this weekend to ensure safe driving this spring break and St. Patrick’s Day. March 9-17, the Texas Highway Patrol (THP) will conduct its annual Spring Break and St. Patrick’s Day traffic enforcement campaign – looking for people who are speeding, not wearing their seat belts, driving while intoxicated or committing other traffic violations.

DALLAS – On March 3, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper was patrolling on Frankford Rd near the Dallas North Tollway when the Trooper received an automated license plate reader alert of a vehicle whose registered owner had active felony and misdemeanor warrants.

WESLACO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized more than $83,000 in currency during a recent Operation Lone Star traffic stop in Hidalgo Co.

VICTORIA – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is pleased to announce the Victoria Driver License (DL) office is back open, and customers can now schedule appointments online for this office, located at 8802 North Navarro Street, as early as tomorrow, March 4, 2026.