Texas Sheriff’s Office Deploys RFID-Based User-Authenticated Firearm for Prisoner Transport Operations

A sheriff’s office in Texas is now using RFID-based user-authenticated firearms, from Free State Firearms, for prisoner transfer and transport operations.

Steiner’s T1Xi Selected as Top Performer in Texas DPS Optic Evaluation

Steiner Optics’ T1Xi was selected as the top-performing red dot in the recent Texas Department of Public Safety optic evaluation.

Texas Police Department Adds Reconview Tower

A Texas police chief shares how the Decatur Police Department will use its new Reconview observation tower.

Emergency Vehicle Upfitter LEHR Expands National Footprint with New 40,000-Square-Foot Facility in Houston

LEHR has opened a 40,000-square-foot Defender Supply upfitting facility in Houston, Texas. It is expected to upfit thousands of public safety vehicles each year.

Gunman Killed in OIS Outside Texas Police Department

Seven officers fired on a man when he pointed his weapon at officers outside the police department in Temple, Texas, on Thursday night. The man had called 911 to say he wanted to die and yelled at police to kill him before pointing his weapon at officers.

FirstNet Deploys Therapy Dog to Comfort Texas Flood Responders

Texas Officers Saved Many Lives During Hill Country Flooding

“This tragedy could have been so much worse,” Kerrville Police Community Officer Jonathan Lamb said, referring to the many rescues performed by local first responders.

2 Officers Injured in Attack at Texas Border Patrol Station

A McAllen Police officer was shot in the leg during the attack. A Border Patrol officer and a non-sworn employee were injured, according to a Department of Homeland Security.

Off-Duty Texas Officer Dies in Kerrville Flash Flooding

Officer Bailey Martin was vacationing on the Guadalupe River near Kerrville for the Fourth of July holiday when he went missing in the flooding, which started early on Friday morning.

Texas Deputy Shot in Face by Murder Suspect

“While contact was attempted to be made with someone at the residence, the suspect, identified as 38 year-old James Scott Grigory, opened fire and struck a a deputy twice, once in the face and once in the arm," the sheriff's office said.