Press Releases

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) graduated five Troopers and five canines from an nine-week training program.........................

AUSTIN - One of Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders, Russell Scott Ford, was captured on Monday, Dec. 2, in Beaumont. Ford, 57, was wanted for parole violation and failure to register as a sex offender.........................

AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized 3,350 pounds of marijuana Thursday, December 5, after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Carson County. At approximately 5:51 p.m., a DPS Trooper stopped a 2016 Ford U-Haul traveling east on I-40 near Conway, for a traffic violation. Th

AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) joined city, county and state officials to announce the “Interstate 40 Challenge: The Drive toward Zero Fatalities” traffic enforcement campaign during the 2019 Thanksgiving holiday period.    The challenge was issued to seven state police/highway pa

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to remind all drivers to practice safe driving habits and exercise extra caution while traveling on Texas roadways during the busy Thanksgiving holiday.........................

EL PASO – The El Paso Police Department (EPPD) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) are pleased to announce the graduation of the fourth class of our Joint Citizen's Academy. Fourteen students graduated on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The graduation was held at the El Paso County 911 District Office, loca

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans to stay vigilant and report any suspicious behavior or activity they observe to law enforcement.........................

AUSTIN - Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Steve Garcia Lopez, 53, was captured on Friday, Nov. 8, in Victoria, Texas. Lopez was wanted for failure to register as a sex offender. He was arrested following.........................

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has launched a new public webpage and automated telephone line allowing Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL) to verify whether an individuals Texas License to Carry (LTC) permit is valid.........................

AUSTIN - The Interdiction for the Protection of Children (IPC) program hit a key milestone, and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce that 10,000 individuals in Texas, across the nation and around the globe.........................

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Steve Garcia Lopez to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list, with a cash reward of up to $3,000.........................

AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized 140 pounds of marijuana and 11 pounds of assorted THC products Monday, November 28, after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Carson County

HOUSTON – Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents rescued a 15-year-old female victim of sex trafficking and arrested two of her traffickers – an adult female and male –during an investigation that began last week in Harris County. Special Agents assigned to the Human

AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized more than $846,000 in cash and a small amount of oxycotin and methadone Monday, Oct. 14, after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Carson County. At approximately 11:30 p.m., a DPS Trooper s

October 22, 2019 SAN ANGELO – Today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents arrested a San Angelo man for multiple sex crimes dating back to 2012. After a lengthy investigation, DPS Special Agents arrested Dustin McVinnie, 24, of San Angelo. The investigation revealed that in 2012 McVinnie h