AUSTIN – Today, hundreds gathered at Community of Faith Church in Hockley to pay their respects to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol (THP) Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez, who was tragically killed in the line of duty last month.

WESLACO – As part of Operation Lone Star, the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Brush Team arrested multiple people—including a man wanted for homicide—following a vehicle pursuit involving human smugglers in Hidalgo County.

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds Texans that changes to the state’s Vehicle Safety Inspection Program – which eliminate most vehicle safety inspections – begin on Jan. 1, 2025.

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is now offering Saturday appointments at select driver license offices statewide through the end of October.

AUSTIN –Beginning today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is increasing its One Pill Kills public awareness efforts as part of Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month

AUSTIN – It is with great sadness the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the death of a Highway Patrol Trooper following a traffic crash in Ector County.

AUSTIN – The man who pled guilty to a decades-old cold case murder in Ector County will spend the next 20 years behind bars. Billy Wayne Ludwigson, 62, was arrested by the Texas Rangers after years of investigation. He pled guilty to the murder of 64-year-old Velma Nesset and was sentenced by an Ector County jury in August.

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans this week of the iWatchTexas program—a critical resource the public can use to report suspicious activity or behavior in their schools and communities—ahead of National “If You See Something, Say Something” Awareness Day on Sept. 25.

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is adding Saturday appointments at select driver license offices statewide through the end of September.

AUSTIN – In recognition of Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs Sept. 15-20, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding drivers to educate themselves on the best child safety seat practices in order to keep our state’s youngest passengers safe on the road.