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ABC13 analyzed numbers from DPS and METRO police following two METRO-related shootings, and they show crime is increasing within METRO PD's jurisdiction. The first shooting happened Monday afternoon.
If he’s elected mayor, he told this editorial board, he’d invite 200 Department of Public Safety troopers to Houston within the first six months of being sworn in.
DPS officers, along with support from the DPS air unit, Houston Police Department air unit, and HPD K9, conducted an extensive search of the area. However, the suspect remains at large.
With Halloween just a couple of days away, the Texas Department of Public Safety has released tips for trick-or-treaters to keep in mind.
At a Texas Senate Committee on Finance hearing in January 2019, then–state senator John Whitmire, who is now the mayor of Houston, admonished DPS head Steve McCraw to “fix the damn thing.” ...
Texas DPS is expanding its K-9 training program, deploying highly trained dogs to assist with drug interdiction, explosive detection, and tracking missions across the state.
A DPS medic was so disturbed by what he saw that he blew the whistle. The agency now says its leaders didn’t break the law or violate agency policy.