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The rope used in the incident was allegedly one of several that had been tied to the tree for a performance by a student organization years ago.

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The governor ordered troopers to thoroughly inspect every commercial truck coming from Mexico in what he described as an effort to stop illegal drugs and migrants from being smuggled into Texas. His order for increased state inspections led to snarling delays in trade between the two countries.

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As of late Thursday, roughly 80 percent of commercial truck traffic inbound to Texas from Mexico was still subject to Gov. Greg Abbott’s order requiring the Department of Public Safety to conduct “enhanced inspections” of every northbound truck attempting to cross the border. But Galeazzi noted that the additional level-one inspections being conducted by DPS focus on equipment — lights, mirrors, windshield wipers, etc. “Those safety inspections do not permit DPS to open the trailers, at least as I understand it,” he said. “The difference is they’re conducting inspections on somewhere between 20 to 40 percent of the traffic that’s coming through,” he said.

The move provides little relief as trade between Texas and Mexico is hampered along the border because of Abbott’s order. The Colombia bridge is just one of 13 commercial crossings between the two countries and the only one connected to Nuevo León.

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Reese and Mitchell about the fallout from sexual abuse allegations at a state-contracted children’s shelter and Russian threats against Texas’ energy infrastructure.

A woman was killed in a rollover accident near Robstown on Monday. Her husband and daughter were injured.

GettyA terrifying volley of bullets that left one person dead and 28 wounded—including kids as young as 19 months old—was sparked by two men who who “got in a gunfight” at a car show that was supposed to be a family-friendly event.“There was no mass shooting intended on this,” Col. Bill Bryant of the Arkansas Department of Public Safety said during a Sunday press conference about the violence that erupted at the gathering in small-town Dumas.Officials confirmed that Cameron Shaffer, 23, of Jacks

On March 15, Border Patrol agents dealt with three failed smuggling attempts that led to 32 arrests. This resulted in a pursuit which ended once the driver plowed through a ranch fence. An hour later, a Department of Public Safety trooper was involved in a pursuit with a Chrysler 300 near Mission. The McAllen Border Patrol Station agents were requested to assist and, once engaged, were able to determine that five of the occupants were non-citizens from Mexico. Although DPS troopers attempted to assist and follow protocol, yet another driver embarked on a vehicle pursuit.

Search warrants show that Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson is under scrutiny by state investigators, accused of illegally confiscating cash and a pickup truck from immigrants stopped by his deputies.

The Department of Public Safety has released the identities of the pilot and passenger killed in a plane crash near the Katy Freeway. The pilot has been identified as Katy resident Solomon Babalola, 23, and the female passenger was Apesin Oluwafunmilayo, 20. She resided in Houston.

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced a lease agreement Monday that will allow the state to build a border wall in Starr County. The commissioner held a news conference in Starr County in July to talk about a lawsuit filed by his office over the unfinished border wall in a property stretching 3,099 acres. Greg Abbott visited Del Río, he announced his plans to create a border wall and barriers. That same day Bush said the construction would receive emergency authorization on state lands. During Bush’s visit to Starr County in July, he announced the General Land Office would be making its 20,000 state-owned border acres available to his plans.

Gov. Greg Abbott says the wall of roughly 20 shipping containers will help prevent migrants from crossing the border.

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Police accountability activists are vowing to keep fighting for change despite the failure of a ballot proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a reimagined public safety unit.

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The Associated Press projected the ballot measure to create a new Department of Public Safety had been rejected.

The Associated Press projected the ballot measure to create a new Department of Public Safety had been rejected.

The ballot question is to decide whether to replace the local police department with a new Department of Public Safety.

The ballot question is to decide whether to replace the local police department with a new Department of Public Safety.

Voters were deciding Tuesday whether to replace the city's police department with a new Department of Public Safety.

Minneapolis voters have rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety — an idea that arose from the May 2020 death of George Floyd.

The community called for change after the death of George Floyd. On Tuesday, they can vote to replace the police with a new department of public safety.

Minneapolis voters are deciding whether to replace the city’s police force with a new Department of Public Safety.

The 24-year-old was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.

The Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Border Patrol insist the 11 men, arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative, weren’t set up for trespassing charges. But a county attorney decided the case was too muddled to prosecute.

As activists mobilized this summer to ask Minneapolis voters to replace their police department, one of the first prominent Democrats to slam the plan was a moderate congresswoman who doesn’t even live in the city. Angie Craig declared it “shortsighted, misguided and likely to harm the very communities that it seeks to protect." Craig's district covers a suburban-to-rural and politically divided region south of the city, but her willingness to jump into the fight next door highlights the political threat that Democrats like Craig see in the proposal.

Investigators searching for an Iowa boy who vanished in May days before his 11th birthday say they have found human remains matching his description in a nearby cornfield.

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The men were arrested by state troopers and held for weeks without facing formal charges, a violation of state law. It’s the latest misfire in Abbott’s hastily assembled effort to involve Texas in patrolling the border.

Defense attorneys have started asking courts to set migrants free because local justice systems, overwhelmed by arrests under Gov. Greg Abbott's border security push, are routinely violating state law and constitutional due process rights.

Officials said immigration authorities weren’t interested in taking migrants who had no criminal conviction into federal custody. But without documentation, at least one newly released migrant soon found himself back in detention.

The accusations involve "an extraordinary level of misconduct — a criminal violation of the law," Vermont State Police Director Colonel Matthew Birmingham said.

The accusations involve "an extraordinary level of misconduct — a criminal violation of the law," Vermont State Police Director Colonel Matthew Birmingham said.

Under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security push, Texas state police have arrested hundreds of migrants in the conservative county, usually after spotting them on cargo trains or walking remote ranch lands. Sent to a state prison retooled as an immigration jail, many men were left without lawyers for weeks.

The bill would nearly triple border security funding from the last biennium. The legislation needs one more vote of approval from the House before moving to the Senate.

The driver lost control of the SUV and it ran off the interstate, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.

After more than three weeks in jail, a trespassing charge against the man was dropped because state troopers shouldn’t have arrested him under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security push. He wound up in bureaucratic limbo for days as federal agencies passed the responsibility for resolving his immigration status.

Abbott instructed state troopers to pull over civilian drivers transporting migrants who may be infected with COVID-19 and seize vehicles if they don’t comply.

The Texas governor has derided federal immigration policy as "catch and release." But unless federal authorities now take them into custody, the migrants Abbott ordered state troopers to arrest could soon be freed.

A group supporting the abolition of the Minneapolis Police Department raked in nearly $1 million from liberal special interest organizations, including from many who do not live near the city.

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The governor's decision to go all in on border security is evolving rapidly, and many of those on the ground don't know how it's going to work.

Border-crossing immigrants are being arrested by Texas troopers on state charges like trespassing, and they’re starting to trickle into a prison emptied to house them.

The crash was caused when a car swerved into oncoming traffic, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the pickup truck when it hit a ditch, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The “defund the police” movement had unprecedented momentum last summer. But Atlanta is a window into a mounting backlash.

The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the pickup truck in the wreck, South Carolina Highway Patrol said.

One driver died and another was taken to a hospital, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.

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The woman was not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected from the SUV when it overturned, South Carolina Highway Patrol said.

An SUV crossed the center line and smashed into an oncoming car, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.

A passenger died at the scene of the wreck, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Three of the eight people in the SUV were ejected when it crashed into a median and flipped over.

Three of the eight people in the SUV were ejected when it crashed into a median and flipped over.

A judge has condemned an Iowa police chief for using his city-issued stun gun to shock guests at two parties in 2016, calling it an “immoral activity” that could have caused serious injuries or death.

At least one person is dead Saturday following a plane crash at the Pearland Regional Airport, according to a Department of Public Safety officer.

Two men wearing masks were apprehended Wednesday afternoon robbing a McDonald’s in northwest Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

The driver died after being taken to a Richland County hospital, South Carolina Highway Patrol said.

State residents with expired driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations need to get those renewed ASAP, as the pandemic inspired grace period that had Texas law enforcement looking the other way is officially over as of April 14.

A South Dakota judge on Thursday blocked Governor Kristi Noem from releasing documents and video in the investigation of the state's attorney general for striking and killing a man with his car. Price had said the Department of Public Safety was within the bounds of state law in releasing the documents. In the videos, investigators confront the attorney general with the gruesome details of the crash. South Dakota Department of Public SafetyIn the interviews, Ravnsborg appears unsure of how his Ford Taurus veered onto the highway shoulder, where it struck 55-year-old Joseph Boever. House Speaker Spencer Gosch has proposed forming a special committee to investigate Ravnsborg's conduct in the fatal crash.

Inmates and staff at North Carolina's prison system began receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, officials said. Airman First Class Emily Riddles of the North Carolina Air National Guard prepares a COVID-19 vaccine shot at Raleigh's Central Prison on January 21, 2021. In North Carolina alone, there have been 9,414 positive cases among inmates. Staff cases have not been reported. North Carolina Army National Guard/Sergeant Jamar Marcel PughSara J. Totonchi, executive director for the Southern Center for Human Rights, said North Carolina ranks among the top states with high COVID-19 cases among inmates.

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2020, file photo, a metal structure sticks out from the ground on the Batca Doamnei hill, outside Piatra Neamt, northern Romania. Its straight sides and height appear similar to one discovered in the Utah desert and another that was found in Romania. The 3-sided, 10-foot-tall, 200-pound monolith was similar to two others discovered recently in the Utah desert and in Romania. Video posted online showed a group of young men wearing night-vision goggles toppling what appears to be the monolith before dawn while chanting “Christ is king” and “America First." Federal and state officials in Utah had also expressed concern about the area around the monolith being overrun.

The Utah Department of Public Safety said biologists spotted the monolith on Nov. 18, a report that garnered international attention. While Utah officials did not say specifically where the monolith was located, people soon found it on satellite images dating back to 2016 and determined its GPS coordinates, prompting people to hike into the area. Reporters with The Salt Lake Tribune hiked to the spot on Saturday and confirmed that it was gone. “This was just a once-in-a-lifetime experience that we couldn't miss out,” Marino told KUTV. On the way, they passed a long-bed truck with a large object in the back and he said he joked “oh look, there's the Utah monolith right there,” he said.

GALVESTON, Texas – A Galveston man is now charged with murder after another man was found dead with a gunshot wound in Wallisville Monday, authorities said. Galveston police found Allen at a 69th Street apartment in Galveston County. He was eventually arrested and booked into the Chambers County Jail. “I appreciate the tireless efforts and continued hard work and dedication of our detectives in solving crimes in Chambers County. Special thanks to the Galveston Police Department for their steadfast assistance during this investigation, as well as the Department of Public Safety for their assistance at the crime scene,” said Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne.

– South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg reported hitting a deer with his car on Saturday night but actually killed a pedestrian whose body was not found until the next day, state investigators said Monday. The Department of Public Safety issued a statement Monday that said only that Ravnsborg told the Hyde County Sheriff’s Office that he had hit a deer. Tony Mangan, a spokesman for the department, would not confirm whether Ravnsborg called 911, saying it is part of the ongoing investigation. The pedestrian, who was identified as 55-year-old Joseph Boever, was not found until Sunday morning, according to the department. Boever told his cousin that he had been reaching for some tobacco.

AUSTIN, Texas Whether youre just driving around town or traveling this Labor Day, the Texas Department of Public Safety encourages all drivers to practice safe driving habits and exercise caution throughout the holiday weekend. Beginning Friday through Monday, the Texas Highway Patrol will increase its enforcement on Texas roads. DPS reminds all travelers to be responsible and practice safe driving habits this Labor Day, said DPS Director Steven McCraw. DPS enforcement efforts also resulted in 489 DWI arrests, 358 fugitive arrests and 354 felony arrests. Drivers are encouraged to follow these safety tips during the Labor Day weekend:

HOUSTON – Driver license offices in Texas are back open for business. However, if you are trying to book an appointment, the earliest available may be weeks or even months away. Margo Shea’s Wednesday afternoon appointment at the South Gessner Road office in Houston was booked about two months ago. When we checked for appointments for a new driver’s license, the earliest we found in the Houston area was Sept. 8 at the southeast office on Galveston Road. Madeleine Gibson, 17, said she made an appointment for a state ID about two months ago.

PHOENIX Department of Public Safety troopers in Arizona said they used a new device called The Grappler to help successfully end a high-speed chase in June. Troopers said they used it on June 28 to stop an erratic driver on State Route 202, according to FOX 10 News. End of East Valley chase caught on camera CAUGHT ON CAMERA: DPS officials say back in June, their officers used a device called "The Grappler" to end a chase involving a person who was driving erratically. Officials released details on the chase today, and say this is the first time they managed to use The Grappler successfully to end a chase. This device positively impacts the safety of troopers, the public and suspects, helping to end pursuits as safely as possible.Do you think this device should be used in Texas next?

HOUSTON An investigation is underway after a Tomball man was killed in a plane crash, according to officials. The crash happened Saturday near a private landing strip in Zavalla, which in east Texas. The Department of Public Safety said the 40-year-old man has been identified as James Duke Vanlue. Officials said Vanlue was flying from Tomball to Zavalla and crashed after clipping some trees near the runway. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

The Department of Public Safety wants people to know that it is ramping up the enforcement of Texas’ “Move Over/Slow Down” law.

SEGUIN, Texas – Texas has its share of homicide cases that have gone cold. KPRC 2 is taking a look back at both the solved and unsolved cases featured by the Texas Department of Public Safety to acknowledge the ability to solve cold cases and perhaps seek justice in cases that remain cold. READ MORE Inside Texas Cold Cases: Solved -- Eglena Diaz DeLeonWHAT HAPPENEDOn Dec. 13, 2002, the Texas Lutheran University student celebrated the end of her school term with a small group of friends at her Seguin apartment into the wee hours of the following morning. “This is far from a cold case, and I won’t let it become a cold case. It’s almost like they’re a family member to you.”If you have any information on this case, submit a tip through the Texas Rangers’ Cold Case website or call 1-800-346-3243.

Published: May 1, 2020, 7:04 am Updated: May 1, 2020, 10:23 amSAN ANTONIO – A toddler who was taken by her grandmother in San Antonio has been found safe, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Aurora Lee Lopez, 2, disappeared early Friday after her grandmother Sherry Lee McGill, 49, abducted her, according to BCSO. ❗️UPDATE- CHILD FOUND SAFE❗️Around 8:25 a.m. Texas DPS Troopers spotted the vehicle listed in the Amber Alert traveling on IH-35 in McClennon County, TX. Troopers stopped the vehicle and were able to safely take custody of 2 year old Aurora Lee Lopez. — Bexar County Sheriff (@BexarCoSheriff) May 1, 2020Troopers stopped the vehicle and took Lopez into custody.

HOUSTON – A Department of Public Safety trooper fired his gun at three men who officials say were trying to rob an AT&T store in northwest Houston Wednesday afternoon. The gunshot did not strike any of the suspects and they fled the scene on foot, officials say. At about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, the trooper was working security at the store located at the 10650 Northwest Freeway, DPS officials said in a press conference. The trooper was in uniform when the accused approached the store and he “made his presence known” and then “opened fire” on the suspects, officials said. At least one of them was wearing a mask, officials say.

HOUSTON – Parking issues at the Department of Public Safety office on Gessner Road will soon come to an end, as officials announced that the parking lot will soon be renovated. Starting Friday, DPS will begin upgrading the parking lot of the Houston Gessner DPS Mega Center on Gessner Road, officials announced in a news release. “The goal of this upgrade is to better serve our customers by expanding the total number of parking spaces while improving vehicle and pedestrian traffic flow,” Texas DPS said in a statement. Customers are advised to visit alternate driver’s license offices as the number of parking spaces at the Gessner location will be significantly reduced during the renovation. For more information and to find an alternate office near you, visit dps.texas.gov.

Trooper fires at would-be burglar near explosion siteA Department of Public Safety trooper fired at suspected burglar near the homes impacted by the early Friday plant explosion in west Houston. A Department of Public Safety trooper fired at suspected burglar near the homes impacted by the early Friday plant explosion in west Houston. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Trooper fires at would-be burglar near explosion site 1 / 1 Back to GalleryA Department of Public Safety trooper opened fire on a suspected burglar after seeing him cruise by the site of the Watson Grinding police barricade with a trailer packed with stolen property, authorities said. Two people flagged down the trooper around 8:30 a.m. and said they believed the driver burgled a business on Tanner Road, near the barricade on Gessner Street. On HoustonChronicle.com: 'Hard work reduced to rubble': Homeowners pick up pieces of lives after the explosion

"To be clear, this was not a case of a tainted drug being passed around or distributed in large volume at a large venue which could have affected even more people. It appears to have been isolated to a single location," the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety said in a statement. "However, police are concerned about a tainted, potentially deadly batch of drugs in the community."

EMBED >More News Videos One woman, two men, and two children killed in multi-vehicle crash near Victoria: policeVICTORIA, Texas (KTRK) -- Five Brownsville residents were killed in a multi-vehicle accident that took place on US-59 southbound near Victoria on Saturday morning.The victims were identified by the Department of Public Safety as Nora Gabriela Chavez, 42; Oscar Chavez, 45; Adrian Leal Rodriguez, 47; along with a 13-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy.A van, an 18-wheeler and a Ford F-250 were involved in the accident, DPS says.Nora Chavez was identified as the driver of the van.The surviving passengers have been identified as Edna Hernandez, 38; Andres Chavez, 19; Oscar Alejandro Chavez, 21; Andrea Chavez, 17; and another 13-year-old girl.The driver of the Ford F-250, Oscar Garza, and his wife Anna Bettancourt are both Spring residents who suffered minor injuries, but have since been released from the hospital.The Department of Public Safety says a van collided with the back of an 18-wheeler, causing the van to lose control and cross the median into oncoming traffic.DPS is still investigating the crash.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Five Brownsville residents were killed in a multi-vehicle accident that took place on US-59 Southbound near Victoria on Saturday morning.According to the Department of Public Safety, the victims who were pronounced dead on the scene included Nora G. Chavez, 42; Oscar Chavez, 45; Adrian Leal Rodriguez 47; along with a 13-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy.A van, 18-wheeler and a Ford F-250 were involved in the accident.Nora Chavez was the driver of the van.The surviving passengers on the van were Edna Hernadez, 38, who was flown to the hospital where she is in stable condition; Andres Chavez, 19; Oscar Chavez, 45; Andrea Chavez, 17, who was flown to the University Medical Center in San Antonio where she is in stable condition; and another 13-year-old girl.The driver of the Ford, Oscar Garza, and a passenger Anna Bettancourt are both Spring residents that suffered minor injures but have since been released from the hospital.DPS says that the driver of the van was looking to get onto the ramp when it was clipped by the 18-wheeler.It was then sent over the median into oncoming traffic.That ultimately led to the van being struck by the Ford-F250.The Department of Public Safety is investigating.