Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott is expanding a state law enforcement effort targeting repeat violent offenders, directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to grow its “Texas Repeat Offender Task Force” beyond Houston to additional major metro areas.
The announcement was made Wednesday.
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The task force, which originally launched in Houston, is a joint operation involving federal, state and local agencies focused on identifying and arresting repeat offenders accused of violent crimes.
According to the governor’s office, Abbott is now ordering DPS to expand the initiative into the Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin regions.
Officials say the Houston-area operation has already resulted in hundreds of arrests and multiple drug, weapons and stolen vehicle seizures since its launch last year.
Abbott said the goal is to disrupt what he called a “revolving door” of violent offenders and improve public safety across Texas.
The task force works alongside local police departments and federal partners as part of coordinated enforcement operations.
The expansion takes immediate effect, according to the governor’s announcement.