Freeman Martin, a senior official at the Texas Department of Public Safety, will serve as the agency’s new executive director beginning next month after the retirement of current DPS director Steve McCraw.

Two migrants were found by a Texas trooper last week inside a gas tank along the southwestern Texas border, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson.

TxDot and the Department of Public Safety are partnering together to help end the streak of daily deaths on Texas roadways.

Three people are dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Kendall County, according to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said they have found no evidence tied to missing Olmos Park woman Suzanne Clark Simpson after four days of searching at a southeast Bexar County landfill.

A man is dead after losing control of a vehicle and crashing into a tractor-trailer in Atascosa County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

An AMBER Alert issued for three missing children from Austin, Texas has been discontinued.

The Texas Department of Public Safety set up a mobile command center at a landfill on the Southeast Side amid the search for Suzanne Clark Simpson.

Multiple agencies are searching for a woman who has been missing since Sunday.

Starting in 2025, Texans will no longer need a safety inspection before registering a car for most vehicles, except commercial ones, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers with Operation Lone Star found more than 300 people attempting to cross into the United States illegally in just one week.

What does a Blue Alert mean and why are they important?

Texas Department of Public Safety driver license offices will be open statewide on Saturdays in October.

Tren de Aragua is a Venezuelan gang that started in a prison in the state of Aragua and has since expanded into Central America and the United States, including Texas.

Texas Department of Public Safety driver license offices will be open statewide on Saturdays through the end of September.

A man who accelerated his vehicle toward Texas Department of Public Safety troopers attempting to pull him over was arrested early Tuesday morning, according to San Antonio police.

An officer with the Texas Department of Public Safety shot at a driver who they say accelerated toward them on the Northwest Side on Tuesday.

A driver was extricated from a vehicle following a wrong-way collision in Comal County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the name of a man who was killed in a shooting involving a Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

The Texas Department of Public Safety found 17 migrants hidden in a fake Lowe’s Home Improvement store truck. Texas DPS South video shows the moment those 13 men and 4 women were found.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 13-year-old girl last seen in Princeton, Texas.

The Texas Department of Public Safety conducted a human smuggling bust Friday morning in Kinney County.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a crash in Wise County that left four people dead and 10 others injured.

Fifteen people were arrested in Uvalde on charges of conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine, according to the United States Department of Justice.

A family of three, including a 3-month-old, were rescued by a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter from a high mountain in West Texas after they ran into trouble during a hike.

A 62-year-old inmate died on Tuesday at the Bexar County Jail, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

A manhunt ended Saturday night with the arrest of a suspect in Castroville, according to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office.

The former Uvalde schools police chief says he thinks he's been “scapegoated” as the one to blame for the botched law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Federal safety authorities say they are seeking information on a crash and fire involving a Tesla Cybertruck that killed a driver of the futuristic new pickup.

A member of the Texas Rangers who was suspended following the Uvalde school shooting has been reinstated by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

A Texas Department of Public Safety K-9 Tracking Team arrested a man wanted for murder after a two-mile, three-hour manhunt in Frio County earlier this month.

Police in New York are searching for a 5-year-old boy who was last seen in Houston this week.

An hours-long standoff at a motel in Pearsall ended peacefully late Tuesday evening, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

An hours-long standoff at a motel in Pearsall ended peacefully late Tuesday evening, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Some students were relieved they were offered a type of academic probation that would allow them to remain in classes.

The arrests were the result of the second police crackdown on pro-Palestine demonstrations at UT-Austin. The first protest, on April 24, resulted in 57 arrests, which were also dismissed.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has some tips that can help you and and your family this summer.

One man is dead, and several people are injured after a major crash in Blanco County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 15-year-old girl last seen on the far North Side, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

DPS Trooper Apolonio Gomez opened fire on Luis Navarro after a chase that ended up in a crash in Converse, according to a copy of the investigation report obtained by KSAT.

A 79-year-old man who was last seen in Austin has been found.

The CLEAR Alert for 32-year-old Maury Chavez has been discontinued, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

UPDATE: The endangered missing alert for Tatianna Banks-Ellis has been discontinued, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the two people killed in the Spring Branch helicopter crash on Friday afternoon.

The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a male driver Friday accused in a possible kidnapping case out of Oklahoma.

University officials banned all students arrested from campus, except for “academic reasons.”

Authorities say a second person has died from injuries after a Texas semitrailer driver plowed a stolen 18-wheeler into a public safety office recently.

A Silver Alert has been issued for a 79-year-old man last seen in Boerne, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

A commercial vehicle crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday, seriously injuring several people, according to the agency.

A Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive was recently arrested in San Antonio, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Authorities say multiple people have been hurt in a vehicle pileup at an intersection south of Midland, Texas.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has added two men to its Texas 10 Most Wanted lists.

The crash happened before 10 a.m. along the E. State Highway 97 overpass past Presleano Creek.

A Clear Alert has been issued for a missing teenager last seen near downtown, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Officials said Angel Quinonez Maldonado, 19, was last seen in the 400 block of Denver Boulevard.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said it is investigating what led to a deadly single-vehicle accident in Kinney County.

McCraw, the state police chief, traveled to Uvalde to appear before a grand jury considering criminal charges against officers for their botched response to the 2022 school shooting.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said a missing 17-year-old from the Greater Houston area has been found.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has launched a new, free database that contains the names of people who have been convicted of certain violent offenses.

The Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 14-year-old girl who disappeared Monday night.

Ceasar Gomez, 34, died the day after he was arrested.

The incident occurred south of Shelby Park on Wednesday morning, according to DPS.

The U.S. Department of Justice just released its investigation into law enforcement’s response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School. But at least three other investigations have not yet been released to the public.

A Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter patrolling the state’s border with Mexico has crashed, injuring at least one person.

The city’s mayor was told the state operation to halt illegal border crossings would last indefinitely.

The family of Savanah Soto, the 18-year-old pregnant woman killed along with her boyfriend late last month, has set a date for funeral services.

A CLEAR Alert is designed to help find adults who are missing or kidnapped and believed to be in harm's way. The alert system is much like the AMBER Alert for children under 18 and Silver Alert designed to help find seniors.

The state has until Jan. 3 to say it won’t arrest people accused of unauthorized entry from Mexico. If not, the Biden administration will sue, saying immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility.

One of the founding members of the Dixie Chicks, Laura Lynch, was killed in a car crash in El Paso on Friday.

The Texas Highway Patrol will be increasing their enforcement this holiday season.

The McAllen Police Department is looking for a missing 65-year-old woman who they say poses a credible threat to her own health and safety.

After more than a year of back and forth in the courtroom, a state district court judge in Austin has ruled the Texas Department of Public Safety must release records from the Uvalde school shooting.

High-speed pursuits of migrants and suspected smugglers have become routine in Texas.

Eight people died in a South Texas car crash Wednesday while police chased a driver suspected of smuggling migrants.

More crashes and traffic deaths are being seen in areas with high oil and gas production.

Mexico's president says he is going to send a diplomatic note to the United States protesting Texas truck inspections that have caused major delays at border crossings.

A state district court judge in Austin has blocked Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell from intervening in an ongoing lawsuit filed by more than a dozen media organizations against the Texas Department of Public Safety over records from last year’s Uvalde school massacre.

Following a week-long closure caused by a system upgrade, driver’s license offices will reopen for regular business hours statewide on Monday. Online services will also be available.

Anyone with a driver’s license appointment on Thursday morning needs to reschedule their appointment because the Texas Department of Public Safety has canceled it.

Texas Department of Public Safety and the Military Department would not confirm the status of National Guard member who is accused of shooting across the Rio Grande and wounding a man.

The Texas Department of Public Safety’s vehicle inspection system has been down for two days due to an outage, and it’s unknown when repairs will be complete.

Mexican authorities say a Honduran migrant has identified one of the two bodies recovered from the Rio Grande as her son.

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a missing 1-year-old boy and a woman wanted in connection with their abduction.

Texas has started rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande.

On the eve of Independence Day, and as roads see more and more traffic, the Texas Department of Public Safety is stepping up its enforcement.

Texas Department of Public Safety officers were criticized for the disparate number of Latino and Black residents arrested during the first iteration of a partnership to help Austin with policing duties.

A 75-year-old man was killed during a shootout with law enforcement officers in Kerr County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The crash happened in the 900 block of Highway 87

UPDATE (8:31 p.m. Monday): The Texas Department of Public Safety has discontinued the AMBER Alert for two San Antonio children that was issued late last month.

TxDOT warned of an emergency road closure on Loop 1604 near La Cantera Parkway due to a downed electrical line in the area.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday thanked Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers for protecting the Texas-Mexico border.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle threw their support behind a new requirement that the unit use only commissioned peace officers for enforcement actions.

An AMBER Alert for a missing San Antonio teen was discontinued on Tuesday after he was found safe.

Truckers have reported waiting up to 24 hours to cross the border because of the inspections. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered similar inspections last year to stop smuggling, but troopers found no contraband after checking more than 4,000 vehicles.

A month after the Texas Department of Public Safety began patrolling Austin streets, city officials have both praised a drop in violent crime and condemned the operation’s disparate impact on Latino and Black residents. In 2019, Dallas faced the same challenges.

Texas Department of Public Safety special agents seized over 507,000 lethal doses of fentanyl Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said.

The number of road rage shooting fatality and injuries have doubled since 2018, according to a database of gun violence.

The Texas Department of Public Safety was investigating a fatal crash in Odessa on Wednesday morning when a speeding train collided with the truck after a fatal accident near West Murphy and Business 20.

A man was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a cold case over 40 years ago, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Three people are in custody after leading Texas Department of Public Safety troopers on a chase before ramming one of their vehicles, according to DPS.

The Texas Department of Public Safety seized over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl in a South Texas city Monday, according to officials.