BEAUMONT – Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers in the Beaumont District are expanding the "Reading with a Trooper Program" this year in the rural school districts of East Texas. Since 2016, DPS Troopers in the area have read books to elementary school classes to foster a positive relationship between students and law

GARLAND – On Aug. 31, Regional Director Jack Webster will retire from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) after 32 years of faithful service to the citizens of Texas. Regional Director Webster began his career with the Texas Department of Public Safety in June of 1986 and was assig

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued the following statement regarding driver license offices to clarify misconceptions reflected in several recent news articles.........................

AUSTIN - A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol Trooper was presented the Jimmy K. Ammons Grand Champion Award during a North American commercial vehicle inspection competition last weekend.........................

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that two Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders were recently captured.........................

HOUSTON – On Aug. 31, Regional Director Philip "Duane" Steen will retire from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) after 37 years of a faithful service to the citizens of Texas. Regional Director Steen began his career with DPS in 1981as a State Trooper in Denton. In 1984, he promot

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Raul Alejandro Martinez, 46, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list, and a cash reward of up to $5,000 is now being offered for information leading to his capture.........................

Davidson EDNA – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today held a dedication ceremony for a portion of U.S. Highway 59 newly designated in honor of DPS Trooper Bill Davidson. Trooper Davidson died in the line of duty in 1992. Trooper Davidson's family, DPS Director Steven McCraw, DPS Regional D

MONTGOMERY COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized more than 3,000 pills of Xanax in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 15, during a Montgomery County traffic stop on I-45. At approximately 1:15 a.m., a DPS Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a 2011 Chevrolet Impala, traveling northbound, for a

AUSTIN - As the new school year begins, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding all Texans including school staff, parents, students and community members to download the new iWatchTexas mobile app to help law enforcement protect Texans.........................