Senate Bill 4 blocked once again, but what does Houston-area law enforcement have to say about it?
Law enforcement officials might find themselves in a strange limbo due to the legal chess match regarding Senate Bill 4. Especially after a U.S. appeals court put the stateโs controversial immigration law, Senate Bill 4, back on hold.
Twenty months after deadly Uvalde school shooting, multiple investigations have yet to be released
The U.S. Department of Justice just released its investigation into law enforcementโs response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School. But at least three other investigations have not yet been released to the public.
U.S. Department of Justice says itโll sue if Texas enforces new law punishing illegal border crossing
The state has until Jan. 3 to say it wonโt arrest people accused of unauthorized entry from Mexico. If not, the Biden administration will sue, saying immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility.
โVery perplexing crime sceneโ: Bodies found in car believed to be missing San Antonio pregnant teen and boyfriend
A missing pregnant woman who was the subject of a Texas Department of Public Safety CLEAR Alert was found alongside a man inside a parked vehicle near an apartment complex in San Antonio, KSAT News reports.
Trafficker sentenced to 35 years for forcing 15-year-old Houston girl into prostitution; woman sought for helping him
A habitual offender and sex trafficker from Houston was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted of forcing a 15-year-old girl into prostitution in 2019, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday.
Call for federal probe issued following โinhumaneโ Texas-Mexico border allegations
The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus released a letter Wednesday that shares a request for the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a formal investigation into the allegations made against the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Gov. Greg Abbott issues joint response in wake of report alleging โinhumaneโ practices at Mexico-Texas border
In the wake of reporting alleging โinhumaneโ practices at the Mexico-Texas border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a joint statement on Tuesday from Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw, and Texas Adjutant Gen. Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer:
Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governorโs latest effort to curb border crossings
Texas began rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande on Friday in the latest escalation of Republican Gov. Greg Abbottโs multibillion-dollar effort to secure the U.S. border with Mexico, which already has included bussing migrants to liberal states and authorizing the National Guard to make arrests.
State troopers will resume patrolling Austin streets in July, with some changes in response to criticism
Texas Department of Public Safety officers were criticized for the disparate number of Latino and Black residents arrested during the first iteration of a partnership to help Austin with policing duties.
A sex offender moves into your neighborhood: This is probably more than what you need to know
Sex offenders live in our communities. If you have questions about how theyโre monitored, where they are and what they are -- and arenโt --permitted to do, continue reading for a comprehensive look at the guidelines they are instructed to live by and their limitations.
Multi-agency DWI initiative in Harris County to allow officials to fast-track process of investigating drunk drivers
The Harris County Sheriffโs Office, the Harris County District Attorneyโs Office, Harris County Constables, the Texas Department of Public Safety, American Automobile Association (AAA) and Mothers Against Drunk Driving are joining forces ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend to crack down on drunk drivers across the county.
Texas troopers renew inspections of commercial vehicles at Brownsville border bridge, triggering long delays
Truckers have reported waiting up to 24 hours to cross the border because of the inspections. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered similar inspections last year to stop smuggling, but troopers found no contraband after checking more than 4,000 vehicles.
Once again, tension builds after state police are deployed to a major Texas city
A month after the Texas Department of Public Safety began patrolling Austin streets, city officials have both praised a drop in violent crime and condemned the operationโs disparate impact on Latino and Black residents. In 2019, Dallas faced the same challenges.
More than 500K doses of fentanyl, other drugs, guns and stolen vehicles seized in Austin
DPS SWAT officers executed a search warrant and was able to seize 507,000 lethal doses of fentanylโenough to kill more than half of Austinโs current populationโalong with methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin.
Banning TikTok: Gov. Abbott announces official plan to nix use of social media platform for Texas state agencies
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that thereโs a โstatewide model security planโ for Texas state agencies to โaddress vulnerabilities presented by the use of TikTok and other software on personal and state-issued devices.โ
DPS to conduct random vehicle safety inspections at ports of entry along Texas border to help stop cartel smuggling
The Texas Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that its troopers will began conducting random commercial vehicle safety inspections as they cross international ports of entry (POEs) into Texas, according to a release.
2 dead in 11-vehicle crash involving motorcyclist on I-45 North Freeway and SH-242 southbound in Montgomery County: DPS
An investigation is underway after a multi-vehicle crash where two people died on IH-45 and SH-242 southbound in Montgomery County Tuesday, officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
โA case of ambitionโ: Political consultant convicted after trying to persuade state rep to drop out of 2020 election, DA says
A political consultant was convicted Friday for a failed scheme intended to affect the outcome of the race for Texas House of Representatives District 132 during the 2020 election cycle, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
Now being operated by the โgood guysโ: Street racerโs seized Dodge โHellcat Redeyeโ turned into DPS patrol vehicle
This vehicle was awarded to the department following a felony investigation that was initiated after the driver of the Dodge engaged in dangerous street racing and fled from law enforcement at approximately 160 mph, Texas Department of Public Safety officials said.
Gov. Greg Abbott deploys state troopers to โanti-gang effortโ in Uvalde after two juveniles are injured in shooting
The two victims of a Thursday shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park are being treated in San Antonio hospitals. Abbottโs decision to send in DPS comes as the agency faces questions over its role in the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School.
DPS to provide more than 30 officers to campuses throughout Uvalde ISD for new school year
Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) will be providing more than 30 law enforcement officers to campuses throughout the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) for the new school year.
National and local media, including KPRC 2, file lawsuit against Texas DPS over lack of transparency after Uvalde school shooting
A coalition of more than a dozen national, state, and local media organizations, including KPRC 2 and our stationโs parent company Graham Media Group, filed a lawsuit Monday against the Texas Department of Public Safety related to the Uvalde school shooting and the agencyโs lack of transparency.
Man accused of sexually assaulting multiple women near infamous Bissonnet Track in SW Houston, DPS searching for more victims
A man accused of sexually assaulting multiple women in the area of southwest Houstonโs infamous Bissonnet Track has been arrested, but investigators feel there could be more victims out there.
6 suspects arrested in catalytic converter thefts; Crime ring possibly linked to fatal shooting of HCSO deputy Darren Almendarez
Several arrests have been made in connection with a large-scale catalytic converter theft ring which has possible ties to the fatal shooting of a Harris County sheriffโs deputy.
Texas troopers are causing car chase fatalities and racially profiling drivers under Abbottโs border crackdown, complaint claims
Two civil rights groups have expanded their request for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Operation Lone Star, citing evidence of risky pursuits and more frequent traffic stops of Hispanic drivers.
Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo placed on administrative leave as public hearings, investigation continues
The Uvalde school district police chief, Pete Arredondo, has been placed on administrative leave Wednesday as public hearings and the investigation into the May 24 school massacre continues.
TIMELINE: DPS releases log of activity, conversations of police situated outside classroom where children, teachers were being massacred
The Texas Department of Public Safety released a timeline of events leading up to, and during, the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The log of events shows that officers - with rifles - stood and waited in the school hallway for nearly an hour while the gunman carried out the May 24 attack.
โAbject failureโ: Texas top cop testifies at state Senate hearing on police response to Uvalde school massacre
The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman.