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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2018

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2018

Video: Texas Officer Faces Human Smuggling Charges

Officer Rivas told immigration officers that she had gone to the area to pick up her boyfriend, who had planned to enter the U.S. illegally. She has been arrested on human smuggling charges.

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Videosby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2018

Texas Officer Faces Human Smuggling Charges

Officer Rivas told immigration officers that she had gone to the area to pick up her boyfriend, who had planned to enter the U.S. illegally. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2018

Widow of Slain Texas Trooper Pushing for Tougher "Bond" Laws

Trooper Damon Allen was shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day in Freestone County, TX. Investigators say the trooper's suspected killer was out on bond for assaulting a Smith County, TX, deputy in July. Allen's wife wants to prevent repeat offenders from killing law enforcement officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2018

Police Felt "Hunted" at Ambush that Killed Texas Officer

According to the affidavit, McCall made two phone calls from the Collin County Detention Center on Feb. 10. In both calls, he described what happened at the apartment and said he knew what he was doing. "I wanted to go to war with the police," he said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2018

Brazos County Sheriff’s Office is First Local Agency in Texas to Subscribe to FirstNet

“It’s absolutely thrilling to have a dedicated public safety broadband network,” says Brazos County Sheriff Chris Kirk. “We’re still doing the same job. But with FirstNet, we can do it even better and faster than before. We have all the information we need at our fingertips, backed by the connectivity needed to access it. And most importantly, it keeps our deputies out in the neighborhoods, so we can spend more time serving Brazos County.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 1, 2018

Officer Cleared by Grand Jury in Fatal Shooting of Texas Mass Killer

A heavily armed man, later identified as 32-year-old Spencer Hight, was killed in the home he shared with his wife, Meredith, before she filed for divorce last year. Eight others at the home that night for a Dallas Cowboys football watch party were also killed. One woman survived.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2018

Video: Houston K-9 Put Down After Injuring Leg Chasing Suspect

"Essentially, what happened was, his elbow shattered so there were breaks in multiple different places," said veterinarian Dr. Laura Ron with Vergi Animal Emergency Hospital where the decision was made to put Rony down.

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2018

Houston K-9 Put Down After Injuring Leg Chasing Suspect

"Essentially, what happened was, his elbow shattered so there were breaks in multiple different places," said veterinarian Dr. Laura Ron with Vergi Animal Emergency Hospital where the decision was made to put Rony down. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2018

Video: Texas Trooper Wounded in Shootout After Traffic Stop

The shootout happened after the suspect gave the trooper a false name during a traffic stop, resisted arrest, and fled, leading the trooper on a chase.

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