Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session Friday after gaveling out the first 30-day session, hamstrung by ...

More than 50 Democrats left the state on Aug. 4 in a quorum-breaking move to stop congressional redistricting by stalling ...

In a climate primed for retribution, Democrats have faced far more intimidation than they did when they left the state in ...

Texas House Speaker Duston Burrows revealed Monday that Republicans had tasked DPS to create a tip line— (866) 786-5972, ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety has announced a new safety initiative for its 90th anniversary. The program, 90 Days of ...

With the Democratic quorum break entering its second week, House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that troopers from the ...

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...

DPS told NewsWest 9 they see an average of six to eight fatal crashes a month in the Permian Basin. Putin-Trump One-On-One ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety said a routine traffic stop earlier this week turned into a major drug bust after a ...

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Weeks after state lawmakers paved the way during its last regular session, the Texas Department of Public Safety has announced the creation of a new Homeland Security Division.

Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Joseph Sherman was injured in the line of duty in March after he was struck by a ...