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Patrol
Man Held on $1 Million Bond for Shooting Texas DPS Trooper
A man is being held on $1million bond on charges of three counts of attempted capital murder of a peace officer after opening fire on a Texas DPS Trooper on Saturday night.
April 8, 2019
Vehicle Ops
Texas DPS Adds Two AS350 B3 Helicopters
In addition to law enforcement and patrol missions, the mission scope of Texas DPS now includes search and rescue, tactical operations and homeland security missions throughout the state. The AS350 B3 copters will give Texas DPS additional payload, range and endurance to enhance their capacity to respond to these vital missions.
February 4, 2011
Special Units
Texas DPS, Border Patrol Officers Save Infant Thrown into Rio Grande by Smugglers
While crossing the river, the 6-month-old baby was thrown out of the raft by the smugglers, Texas DPS said on Facebook.
April 1, 2021
Patrol
Texas DPS Investigator Shot While Serving Warrant
A Texas Department of Public Safety investigator was shot Monday night while helping to serve a bank robbery arrest warrant at an east Oak Cliff apartment on a man who was later found dead inside, authorities said.
September 21, 2009
Vehicle Ops
Texas DPS Fields Marked Dodge Hellcat After Forfeiture
The Texas Department of Public Safety has added a new high-performance vehicle to its fleet, a 700-plus horsepower Dodge Hellcat.
September 28, 2022
Vehicles
Texas DPS Patrol Boats Armed for Cartel Threats
To protect its troopers against Mexican drug cartel soldiers often armed with military-grade weaponry, the Texas Department of Public Safety has outfitted three boats to patrol the U.S. border splitting the Rio Grande River and Falcon Lake.
May 16, 2012
Patrol
Texas DPS Sets Maximum Waistline Measurements for Officers
Some officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety may have to slim down if they wish to keep their jobs with the agency.
October 4, 2019
Patrol
Texas DPS Officer Brain Dead After Friday Shooting, Organs to be Donated
DPS Trooper Chad Walker was shot multiple times as he answered a motorist assist call. He suffered gunshot wounds to the head and abdomen during the shooting.
March 29, 2021
Weapons
Texas DPS Places Fourth Largest LE TASER Order Ever
TASER International has received an order for 2,748 X26 ECDs from the Texas Department of Public Safety. It's the fourth largest law enforcement order in company history.
September 2, 2010
Patrol
Texas DPS to Start Tracking Troopers' Waistlines
Beginning this month, the Texas Department of Public Safety will begin recording the height, weight and "waist [belly] measurement" of its 4,297 commissioned officers during their routine physical readiness tests to determine if they are obese.
March 9, 2018
Patrol
Texas DPS Releases Aerial Video of Pursuit that Ended in Gunfight, Explosion
The Texas Department of Public Safety posted a video to YouTube that had been taken from a helicopter surveilling Mark Conditt, the man suspected of a series of bombings that killed two people and injured five others around Austin.
September 13, 2018
Patrol
Texas DPS Supplies Timeline of Uvalde School Shooting
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw cited video footage and audio evidence to reconstruct the chain of events in Tuesday's active shooter attack on Robb Elementary School.
May 27, 2022
Patrol
Texas DPS Special Agent Dies Following Crash
A Texas Department of Public Safety special agent died Friday following a crash while attempting to arrest six Undocumented Aliens (UDAs).
January 24, 2022
Patrol
Texas DPS Releases Aerial Video of Pursuit that Ended in Gunfight, Explosion
The Texas Department of Public Safety posted a video to YouTube that had been taken from a helicopter surveilling Mark Conditt, the man suspected of a series of bombings that killed two people and injured five others around Austin. More Here.
September 13, 2018
Patrol
Is Texas DPS'Â Plan to Build $1.2 Billion Training Facility a Sound Strategy?
A new $1.2 billion facility in Florence, TX, appears at first glance to be pretty pricey, but if the new infrastructure ultimately serves all law enforcement agencies in the Lone Star State, the strategy certainly seems sound.
December 9, 2022
Patrol
Texas Troopers Dance with Daughters to Raise Awareness of Cancer
Jade’s father is a Texas DPS trooper, so a video has gone viral of troopers dancing with their daughters. The video is of an event held on May 20 to raise awareness of the cancer.
June 13, 2018
Patrol
Video: Texas Troopers Dance with Daughters to Raise Awareness of Cancer
Jade’s father is a Texas DPS trooper, so a video has gone viral of troopers dancing with their daughters. The video is of an event held on May 20 to raise awareness of the cancer.
June 13, 2018
Patrol
Texas State Officers Line the Border in Small Town to Stop Caravan of Immigrants
With the impending arrival of about 50 buses filled with immigrants form Central America, Texas Governor Greg Abbott reportedly sent about 500 Texas DPS officers to the small town of Eagle Pass, where the caravan was expected to cross the border.
February 8, 2019
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