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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officially has a new class of state troopers. On Friday, 138 new ...

The Texas man asked police in Florida, “Am I going to be charged with what is in my stomach?” according to the arrest report.

Harris County DA Sean Teare supports some of the bail reform proposals in the Legislature, but needs funding for holistic ...

On Friday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit Class C-2024 during a graduation ceremony at Great Hills ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from ...

Detectives have recovered four Tiffany diamond earrings worth nearly $770,000 from a suspected thief two weeks after he ...

A woman from Bedford was killed in the crash this week at the intersection of State Highway 26 and Cheek Sparger Road in ...

Adding more funding to scholarships is just one-way experts say state lawmakers could address Texas’ childcare crisis.

Then, councilmembers prompted questions to Fort Myers Deputy Police Chief Victor Medico and City Attorney Grant Alley, who ...