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New Texas Law Will Speed Police Hiring Process for Military Veterans

The Governor of Texas signed into law over the weekend a piece of legislation that allows those who served in the military to receive credit toward becoming a law enforcement officer.

May 29, 2019

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Texas Officer Severely Beaten, Suspect in Custody

A four-year veteran with the Sour Lake (TX) Police Department was severely beaten by a 45-year-old Kentucky man who then stole his police SUV and eluded officers until he was eventually apprehended and arrested.

May 28, 2019

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Texas K-9 Credited with $1.4 Million Cocaine Bust

K-9 "Spyke" with the Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force—a multi-agency initiative of the Houston HIDTA—is being credited with sniffing out a $1.4 million cocaine shipment secreted in a custom compartment in a vehicle on a local highway last week.

May 27, 2019

Special Units

Texas Motor Officer Struck, Critically Injured on Funeral Escort

An El Paso police motorcycle officer was critically injured in a crash Thursday morning and is in the intensive care unit at a hospital after undergoing surgery.

May 24, 2019

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Video: Texas Officer Injured as Patrol Vehicle Struck by Train

A Deputy with the Midland County (TX) Sheriff's Office suffered minor injuries after his patrol vehicle was struck by a passing train.

May 22, 2019

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Texas Chief Fired Amid Accusations of "Lack of Good Judgement"

The chief of police for the Fort Worth (TX) Police Department has been fired just days after he had a heated argument with the president of the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas.

May 21, 2019

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TX Officer Hit by DUI Suspect Saturday Lost Leg

San Marcos Police Chief Chase Stapp said the impact from the vehicle instantly severed Cormier’s leg. Police officers — including Cormier’s husband, a San Marcos officer also on duty that night — rushed to the scene. A nurse from Seton Medical Center Hays who happened to be passing by stopped to help.

May 21, 2019

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Texas Police Officer Struck by Suspected Drunk Driver

An officer with the San Marcos (TX) Police Department was severely injured when she was struck by a vehicle on Saturday night.

May 20, 2019

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Video: Suspect Disarms Texas Officer, Holds Her at Gunpoint During Robbery

Recently released video surveillance footage shows a suspected robber disarm and hold at gunpoint a female officer who was working a security detail at a mobile phone retail store in Houston earlier this month.

May 17, 2019

Training

TX Cadet Charged with Aggravated Assault in Classroom Shooting

Clayton Whatley, 21, claimed his gun went off accidentally while he was reaching for a pencil out of his book bag during a class. The bullet fragments hit three of his fellow cadets, wounding two of them in their legs.

May 16, 2019

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Houston Police Investigation Into Deadly January Drug Raid Completed

The Houston Police Department has completed its investigation into a drug raid in January that left a man and woman dead.

May 16, 2019

Patrol

Texas Officer Fatally Shoots Woman After She Grabs His TASER

Video of the incident was recorded by a witness and posted on social media. In the video, the woman can be heard shouting "I'm pregnant" before she was shot, but a family member said that claim wasn't true and the woman had mental health issues.

May 14, 2019