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During the traffic stop in Lubbock, DPS troopers reportedly found a meth pipe, an obscene hand-written note and devices containing illicit material.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officially has a new class of state troopers. On Friday, 138 new recruits took their oath at Great Hills Baptist Church in northwest ...

On Friday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit Class ...

Texas car dealerships will no longer issue temporary paper license plates to consumers purchasing vehicles. Instead, car buyers will receive metal license plates from the auto dealerships when their ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers are asking for the public's help to identify any additional ...

With its measles outbreak spreading to two additional states, Texas is on track to becoming the cause of a national epidemic if it doesn’t start vaccinating more people, according to public ...

On Friday, March 21, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) celebrated the graduation of 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A bill was filed in the Texas Legislature that could power down cell phone use in schools. House Bill 1481 was filed by Republican Representative Caroline Fairly of Amarillo ...

Walmart shooter who killed 23 in Texas can avoid death penalty in a plea deal Prosecutors said on Tuesday they have withdrawn the death penalty for the man who shot dead 23 people and wounded 22 ...

By Sneha Dey 2 hours ago More than a year after Texas’ House Bill 8 took effect, some schools have offered free tuition, grown dual credit programs or helped students’ credits transfer when ...