DPS Recovers Sold/Purchased Children

CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) made arrest for sale or purchase of a child after DPS Special Agents executed a warrant in Nueces County on Friday, June 29. At approximately 6 a.m., DPS Special Agents executed a drug search warrant inside the city limits of Corpus Christi. Agents located a male child, 7, wh

DPS Traffic Stop Leads to Methamphetamine Seizure

WESLACO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized 2 kilos of methamphetamine on Friday, June 29, after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Hidalgo County. At approximately 6:34 p.m., a DPS Trooper stopped a 2009 Pontiac G5 traveling northbound on U.S. 281 for

DPS Announces 2018 Citizens Academy in Houston

Accepting Applications from July 1 through July 31 HOUSTON – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced plans for the next Citizens Academy, which begins August 15, 2018. The 12-week academy, the eighth offered in the Houston area, will introduce students to the many programs and services provided by DPS, an

DPS Welcomes 80 New Highway Patrol Troopers

AUSTIN - Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven McCraw was joined by members of the Texas Public Safety Commission (PSC) as the department commissioned 80 men and women.........................