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Darran Powell is back as head coach of the Dunbar High School football program. "Right now we're just trying to get these guys used to playing with each other," he said during a 7 on 7 competition at ...

Last week (June 11), a DPS trooper stopped the driver of a white International box truck in George West, Texas. The driver ...

"It is an honor to serve in the Kehoe Administration," Herbert, an Eldon native, said in the release. "Jamie (Birch) has laid ...

The city of Sunnyvale has picked Daniel Pistor as the next Chief of the Department of Public Safety, and his appointment will take effect Sunday, according to city officials.

A man was arrested Wednesday morning after leading state troopers on a chase along I-35 in a stolen truck, according to DPS.

The Texas Department of Public Safety released an update in regards to alleged threats made on Saturday to Texas state lawmakers.

SUBMITTED REPORT The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), during Operation Lone Star, discovered over two dozen illegal ...

Texas has installed only a fraction of the hundreds of miles of potential barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The attorneys for a Palestine man convicted of killing his infant daughter have filed an objection in response to Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for a new execution date.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, troopers tried to stop a stolen vehicle out of Louisiana around 8:30 a.m., but the driver kept driving. So the troopers deployed spike strips and ...

On Saturday, June 14, 2025, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to a planned and well-publicized protest at ...