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| Nov 2, 2026 | Rapid DNA Pilot Program Produces “Hit” Days After Going Live | AUSTIN – Days after launching the second phase of the state’s Rapid DNA Testing Program, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Crime Laboratory Division announces a positive Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) “hit” in Montgomery Co. Th... |
| Nov 2, 2026 | DPS Modernizes Access to Crime Laboratory Records with Texas CLR Connect | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) statewide rollout of the new Texas Crime Lab Records (CLR) Connect Discovery Portal is complete. Texas CLR Connect – pronounced clear connect – is a new online platform that streamlines... |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Texas DPS Receives Leadership in Police Aviation Award for Fifth Time | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce that its Aircraft Operations Division (AOD) has received the 2026 Leadership in Police Aviation Award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). T... |
| Oct 26, 2026 | DPS Shares Halloween Safety Tips for Texas Families | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) urges Texans to take extra precautions this Halloween to help keep themselves and others safe. From choosing safe costumes and staying visible while trick-or-treating to staying alert beh... |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Texas DPS Leadership Recognizes National Top Trooper Team Win | AUSTIN – Today, the members of the Public Safety Commission (PSC) honored two Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers for bringing home the top team trophy at this year’s National Top Trooper Competition. Trooper Melanie Moreno (Se... |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Lower Taxes, Safer Streets, Stronger Border: President Trump’s Texas Record | Today, President Donald J. Trump returns to Texas with a record of results: historic tax relief, the most secure border in a generation, safer streets, and a surge of new private investment creating jobs across the Lone Star State. Tax Reli... |
| Oct 5, 2026 | DPS Highlights One Pill Kills Campaign During Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month | AUSTIN – This October, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is increasing One Pill Kills public awareness efforts as part of Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month. Signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in 2024, House Bill 3144 establi... |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Victim in 1983 Cold Case Murder Now Identified | AUSTIN – After more than 42 years, using modern forensic DNA technology and extensive police work, investigators have finally identified the victim of a brutal murder in Hamilton Co. as 44-year-old Betty Jo Norris.
On the morning of Sept. 1... |
| Sep 23, 2026 | State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ANNA WILDER
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level... |
| Sep 11, 2026 | DPS Launches RSD Connect, Changes to LTC Licensing Platform | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Regulatory Services Division (RSD) announces the upcoming launch of RSD Connect – a new online licensing platform that will enhance the state’s License to Carry (LTC) program experience... |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Tip Leads to Arrest of Venezuelan Child Predator in Travis Co. | AUSTIN – A Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrant is back in custody after being captured in Travis Co. A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid for his arrest.
Fermin Alejandro Calles Garcia, 24, from Venezuela, was taken into custody... |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Investigators Capture Two of Texas’ Most Wanted | AUSTIN – Two of Texas’s 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders are back in custody following their recent arrests. Authorities captured Abelardo Garza in Brownsville and Elliott Reed in Benbrook last week. A Texas Crime Stoppers reward will be paid f... |
| Aug 28, 2026 | DPS Personnel Honored During August PSC Meeting | AUSTIN – Thursday, several Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) personnel and members of the public were honored during the August Public Safety Commission (PSC) meeting held at DPS Headquarters in Austin. PSC Chairman Steven P. Mach, Ne... |
| Aug 27, 2026 | President Trump Delivers for Texas: Lower Taxes, Border Security, and Jobs Coming Home | Today, President Donald J. Trump returns to Texas with a record to match the visit: tax relief in workers’ pockets, the most secure border in a generation, safer streets, and a surge of private investment creating new American jobs across t... |
| Aug 27, 2026 | DPS Investigators Awarded Unit Citation for Preventing Mass July 4th Attack | AUSTIN – This morning, members of the Public Safety Commission (PSC), along with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Colonel Freeman F. Martin, awarded DPS’ Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Amarillo a Unit Citation in recognition ... |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Reward Paid in Capture of Permian Basin Gang Member | AUSTIN – A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) 10 Most Wanted Fugitive is back in custody after his capture last week in Midland. A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid.
Ronnie Matthew Velarde, 37, a documented West Texas Tango gang membe... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | DPS Wins North American Inspectors Championship for Second Year | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce that Corporal Kaleb Rains (Eastland) has earned the Jimmy K. Ammons Grand Champion Award at the 2026 North American Inspectors Championship (NAIC). This is the highes... |
| Aug 17, 2026 | DPS Reminds College Students to Keep Safety Top of Mind | AUSTIN – As college students begin returning to campus for the start of the fall semester, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages students to make smart decisions and remain aware of their surroundings both on and off campus... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Mexican Man Wanted for Child Sexual Assault Added to Most Wanted List | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Ruben Calzada Hernandez, a Mexican national accused of sexually assaulting a child, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now off... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | DPS Adds Sherman Man to 10 Most Wanted List | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added James Lee Kirby to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $7,500 for information leading to his arrest. All tips ar... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Houston shooting marks at least the 8th fatality in US immigration sweeps | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By RUSS BYNUM and CLAUDIA LAUER
The fatal shooting of a Houston man by a federal immigration officer Tuesday marks at least the eighth death during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcemen... |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Kneeland had early stage CTE at time of death | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There ... |
| Jul 2, 2026 | North Texas Child Predator Named July's Featured Fugitive | AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Alejandro Villegas is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $6,000 during July if the tip is received this month.
Alejandro Villegas, 32, ... |
| Jul 1, 2026 | DPS Takes Home First Place at Annual Uniformed Safety Education Officers Workshop | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the results of the national Uniformed Safety Education Officers Workshop (USEOW), which was held in Des Moines, Iowa. The five-day workshop and competition offers public safety ... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Three of Texas’ Most Wanted Captured Across the State | AUSTIN – Three of Texas’s 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders are back in custody following their recent arrests across the state. Authorities captured Eduardo Fuentes in Hidalgo, Kenneth Patterson in Plano and Leroy Lewis Jr. in Houston last week... |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Automated License Plate Reader Helps DPS Locate Children from AMBER Alert in Houston (Central/Southeast Texas Region) | SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) has recovered two missing children identified in a statewide AMBER Alert issued out of Bexar Co. earlier this week. Escarleth Vasquez, 15, and ... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Tipster Helps Authorities Capture Featured Fugitive in Marble Falls | AUSTIN – Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Victor Ramos Jr. – who was this month’s Featured Fugitive – is back in custody after being captured in Marble Falls last weekend. An increased Texas Crime Stoppers... |
| Jun 24, 2026 | DPS Honors Fallen Trooper in Childress | AUSTIN – Today, hundreds gathered at Childress High School, to pay their respects to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol (THP) Trooper Sergio Romero, who was tragically killed in the line of duty last week.
Romero’s wife ... |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Texas Rangers Cold Case Program Expands Across State | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce the expansion of the Texas Rangers’ Unsolved Crimes Investigation (UCIP/Cold Case) Program – a specialized unit dedicated to solving cold case murders and sexual assa... |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Mobile Election Identification Certificate station is coming to University of Houston | September 20, 2017
Contact: Sam Taylor
512-463-6116
AUSTIN —A mobile station issuing Election Identification Certificates will be at the North/South Student Center Plaza at the University of Houston on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 from 11:00... |
| Jun 11, 2026 | DPS Announces Winners of 2026 Texas CVE Challenge | AUSTIN – This week, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) personnel traveled from across the state to Corpus Christi to compete in the 34th annual Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Texas Challenge– ... |
| Jun 11, 2026 | DPS Recognizes Service and Bravery at June PSC Meeting | AUSTIN – Members of the Public Safety Commission (PSC), along with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Colonel Freeman F. Martin, recognized acts of service and bravery at the June PSC meeting today at DPS Headquarters in Austin. PSC Co... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Investigators Seek Public’s Help to Identify Woman’s Remains in Refugio Co. Cold Case | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking help from the public to identify the remains of a woman found in rural Refugio Co. in the early 1990s and hold those responsible for her death accountable. The reward for infor... |
| Jun 5, 2026 | DPS Reminds Drone Operators to Follow FAA Restrictions Ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup | AUSTIN – As Texas prepares to host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds all unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drone, operators to follow all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regu... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | DPS Discovers 20 Illegal Immigrants Concealed in Truck Tractor Near Laredo (South Texas Region) | LAREDO – For the second time in less than 10 days, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has recovered nearly two dozen illegal immigrants being concealed inside a truck tractor during an Operation Lone Star traffic stop in Webb Co.
O... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | DPS Uncovers Stash House, Captures Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrant Gang Member in Maverick Co. (South Texas Region) | (Left to right: Juella Monet Brown, Starr Ricki Drake, Daniel Castillo Dionisio, Joseph Angel Gusman)
DEL RIO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) uncovered a stash house and captured a wanted criminal illegal immigrant gang member... |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Horseshoe Bay Child Predator Named Featured Fugitive for June | AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Victor Ramos Jr. – a child predator with ties to Llano and Burnet counties – is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $4,000 during June i... |
| Jun 2, 2026 | DPS Shares Safety Tips as Texas Prepares to Host 2026 FIFA World Cup | AUSTIN – As Texas prepares to welcome millions of visitors from around the world for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages Texans and visitors to remain vigilant and take proactive steps to stay saf... |
| Jun 1, 2026 | DPS Announces Resumption of Non-Domiciled CDL Issuances for H-2A Workers | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces approval by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to resume the issuance of non-domiciled commercial driver licenses (CDL) and commercial learner permits (CLP)... |
| Jun 1, 2026 | DPS Announces Changes to CDL Knowledge Testing | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces changes to the state’s commercial driver license (CDL) testing process. Effective today, all Texas CDL and commercial learner permit (CLP) knowledge examinations will be adminis... |
| May 29, 2026 | ICE agent arrested in Texas on Minnesota shooting charge, accused of shooting Minneapolis immigrant through door | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
An ICE agent was arrested Friday in Texas after he was charged in Minnesota, accused of shooting through the door of a Minneapolis residence and injuring a man during Operation Metro Surge.
Minneso... |
| May 15, 2026 | Northeast Texas Most Wanted Sex Offender Captured in Mexico | AUSTIN – A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender is back in custody after being located in Mexico. A Texas Crime Stoppers will not be paid for his arrest.
Kit Edward Lulow, 42, was spotted living and hiding out... |
| May 9, 2026 | DPS Releases Corrected Tabulation for Texas Compassionate Use Program Expansion | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today announced a correction to the tabulation methodology for awarding conditional licenses under the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) expansion process. This correction affects so... |
| May 5, 2026 | Collin Co. Capital Murder Suspect Named Featured Fugitive for May | AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Hassan Haitham Muhsen is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $6,000 during May if the tip is received this month. The U.S. Marshals Service ... |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Reward Paid in Tip Leading to Fugitive’s Capture in San Antonio | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the capture of another Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, Herbert Souvenir, in San Antonio earlier this month. A Texas Crime Stoppers reward will be paid for his arrest.
Herbert Lee... |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Repeat Child Sex Predator in the Panhandle Added to Most Wanted List | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Christopher Domingo Carrillo – a convicted and repeat child sex predator – to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of ... |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Texas Rangers Seek Tips in College Student’s 1997 Murder in North Texas | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking information in the 1997 murder of 22-year-old Brent Alan Gutheinz in rural Grayson Co. The reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for his murder is n... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | DPS Captures Most Wanted Sex Offender from Nueces Co. in Kyle | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the capture of another Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, Kenneth Hiner, who was arrested in Hays Co. last week. A Texas Crime Stoppers reward will not be paid for his arrest.
K... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Reward Paid in Tip Leading to Child Sex Trafficker’s Capture in Houston | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the capture of Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Justin Statum, a documented gang member from Houston and convicted child sex trafficker who was arrested in Harris Co. last week. A ... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | DPS Increases Enforcement for Spring Break and St. Patrick’s Day | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase patrols on roads beginning this weekend to ensure safe driving this spring break and St. Patrick’s Day. March 9-17, the Texas Highway Patrol (THP) will conduct its annual Sp... |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Two of Texas’ Most Wanted Captured in Houston and Waco | AUSTIN – Two of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted are back in custody following their recent arrests. Authorities captured Carl Hegert in Houston on Feb. 18, and Brien Keith Coleman in Waco on Feb. 23. A Crime Stoppers reward will not be paid for eithe... |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Reward Paid for Tip Leading to El Paso Gang Member’s Capture in Mexico | AUSTIN – A Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive wanted for murder is back in custody following his recent capture in Mexico. Elijah Turner Reyes, a documented Piru (Bloods) gang member from El Paso, was detained by Mexican authorities and brought ... |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Texas man was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and JESSE BEDAYN
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released records show a U.S. citizen was shot and killed in Texas by a federal immigration agent last year during a late-night traffic ... |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Texas Rangers Seek New Tips in 45-Year-Old Christmas Double Murder in Harris Co. | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking information in the 1980 murder of 31-year-old Estella Salinas and her 14-year-old son, Andrew Salinas, in Houston. The reward for information leading to the arrest of those res... |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Democrats visit 5-year-old detained in Minneapolis, in case that has stirred anger over ICE actions | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By VALERIE GONZALEZ, ERIC GAY and BILL BARROW
DILLEY, Texas (AP) — Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday visited a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas fe... |
| Jan 13, 2026 | DPS Highlights the Impact of the AMBER Alert Program on National AMBER Alert Day | AUSTIN – In recognition of National AMBER Alert Day, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds Texans of the importance of this lifesaving tool — and the entire Statewide Alert Program — as a critical resource to public safety eff... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | DPS Hosts U.S. Naval War College Delegation Representing More Than 40 Countries | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) proudly welcomed a delegation from the U.S. Naval War College’s Naval Command College (NCC) this week as part of the program’s nationwide outreach and executive-leadership engagement. The... |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Two of Texas’ Most Wanted Captured in Seguin, San Angelo | AUSTIN – Two of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted are back in custody following their recent arrests. Authorities captured Melvin Kennon in Guadalupe Co. on Jan 6, and Baldamar Martinez in Tom Green Co. on Jan. 7. A Crime Stoppers reward will not be pa... |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Reward Paid for Tip Leading to Featured Fugitive’s Capture | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the capture of this month’s Texas 10 Most Wanted Featured Fugitive, Antonio Rodriguez Jr., who was arrested outside of Houston earlier this week. An increased Crime Stoppers rew... |
| Jan 5, 2026 | DPS Highlights Human Trafficking Prevention Month | AUSTIN – Throughout January, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans to be vigilant and educate themselves about the dangers of human trafficking as part of Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
“Protecting vulnerable ... |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Jury selection begins in trial for ex-officer accused in police response to Uvalde school shooting | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By VALERIE GONZALEZ, Associated Press
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A former school police officer in Uvalde, Texas, who was part of the slow law enforcement response to one of the worst school shoo... |
| Jan 5, 2026 | DPS Reminds Texans of Upcoming Emissions Test Requirement in Bexar Co. | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds drivers in San Antonio and surrounding communities to begin preparing their vehicles for new emissions testing requirements, which take effect later this year under House Bill 329... |
| Dec 25, 2025 | Mexican Navy Plane Crash Claims Lives in Galveston: Medical Mission Ends in Tragedy | A Mexican Navy plane tragically crashed near Galveston, Texas, resulting in at least five fatalities. The small aircraft, engaged in a crucial humanitarian medical mission, was transporting a young patient along with seven other individuals... |
| Dec 23, 2025 | At least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas | A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed on Monday (Dec 22) near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said.
Four of the p... |
| Dec 12, 2025 | New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JOSH FUNK
New York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that are valid long after they are no longer legally authorized to be in the country, U... |
| Nov 3, 2025 | DPS Continues Mission to Keep Texas Families Safe at the Polls this Election Season via iWatchTexas | AUSTIN – As Election Day approaches, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) urges Texans to stay alert and download the iWatchTexas mobile app to report any suspicious activity this election season. iWatchTexas empowers with the abilit... |
| Oct 27, 2025 | DPS Offers Tips to Keep Texas Families Safe this Halloween | AUSTIN – As part of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Keeping Texas Families Safe initiative, the department is reminding all Texans of steps they can take to stay safe this Halloween.
“Keeping Texas families safe starts with aw... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Three of Texas’ Most Wanted Captured in Milano, Houston and Wichita Falls | AUSTIN – Three of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted are back in custody following their recent arrests. Authorities captured Ryan Lewis in Milam Co., Tommie Kelly in Harris Co. and Tyler Palmer in Wichita Co. on Oct. 15, 22 and 23, respectively. A Crim... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | How Trump Is Building A Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force | This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license.
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stormed through Santa Ana, California, in June, panicked calls flooded into the city’s emergen... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Texas DPS Named 2025 Leader of Police Aviation by International Association of Chiefs of Police | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce that its Aircraft Operations Division (AOD) has been named the recipient of the 2025 Leadership in Police Aviation Award by the International Association of Chiefs of... |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Authorities Capture Two of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders | AUSTIN – Two of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders are back in custody following their recent arrests. Authorities captured Derrick Flowers in Houston, Texas and Spencer Giron in Lake Charles, La. on Oct. 8 and 9, respectively. A Crime Sto... |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Texas Rangers Seek New Tips in Mason Co. Ranch Murder | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking information on the 2001 murder of 46-year-old James Charles “Jimmy” Schuessler. The reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for his death is now incre... |
| Oct 10, 2025 | DPS Launches Keeping Texas Families Safe Public Service Announcement | AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) launched part three of its 90 Days of Safety campaign: Keeping Texas Families Safe. This third and final piece of the campaign will run for 30 days and feature a new public service... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Houston Sex Offender Named October Featured Fugitive | AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Dante Dewayne Odom is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $4,000 during October if the tip is received this month.
Dante Dewayne Odom, 5... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | El Paso Gang Member Wanted for Murder Added to Most Wanted List | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Elijah Turner Reyes – a confirmed Bloods gang member – to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $7,500 for informa... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Featured Fugitive Captured at San Antonio Job Site | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the capture of this month’s featured fugitive, Robert Bustrillo-Vasquiez, a Honduran felon from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List who was arrested this morn... |
| Sep 15, 2025 | DPS Honors Crime Laboratory During National Forensic Science Week | AUSTIN – During National Forensic Science Week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to recognize the hardworking men and women of the Crime Laboratory Division.
Established in 1937, the Crime Laboratory Division started as ... |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Honduran Man Added to Most Wanted List After Killing Two, Injuring Four at Liberty Co. Bar | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Jose Osman Aguilar Cantillano – a criminal illegal immigrant from Honduras – to Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List after a shooting in Liberty Co. over the w... |
| Sep 10, 2025 | DPS Launches Keeping Texas Roads Safe Public Service Announcement | AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) launched part two of its 90 Days of Safety campaign: Keeping Texas Roads Safe. This second part will run for 30 days and feature a new public service announcement video (PSA) as we... |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Texas Rangers, Beaumont Police Arrest Serial Rapist in Jefferson Co. | AUSTIN – The man responsible for raping at least four women between 2018 and 2024 is in custody following a joint investigation by the Texas Rangers and the Beaumont Police Department. Eric J. Gipson Sr., 40, of Beaumont, was indicted for h... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | DPS Increases Enforcement for Labor Day | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is stepping up enforcement efforts for Labor Day weekend. Operation Crash Awareness Reduction Effort (CARE) runs from Aug. 29-Sept. 1 and is a specialized campaign in which Texas Highway ... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Repeat Sex Offender from Houston Again Named Featured Fugitive | AUSTIN – In an effort to generate more investigative tips from the public, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has once again elevated Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Carlos Jose Ayala Morales to Featured Fugitive status. The reward f... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Twice-Deported Honduran Man Wanted for Child Sex Crimes Captured in Dallas | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the capture of another fugitive from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Jose Antonio Marquina-Bonilla was arrested on Sun... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | DPS Launches 90 Days of Safety Campaign, Keeping Texas Safe Coloring Book | AUSTIN – Today, in honor of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) 90th Anniversary, DPS Colonel Freeman F. Martin kicked off a new statewide public safety initiative: 90 Days of Safety. During a press conference at DPS Headquarters ... |
| Aug 10, 2025 | Texas Department of Public Safety Celebrates 90 Years of Service and Innovation | AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) proudly marks its 90th anniversary, honoring nine decades of unwavering commitment to public safety, service and innovation. Since 1935, DPS has grown into one of the nation’s most... |
| Aug 8, 2025 | DPS Accepting Applications for Texas Compassionate Use Program Expansion | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Regulatory Services Division (RSD) is now accepting new and updated applications for Texas’ Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) dispensing organization licenses.
New applications can be su... |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Texas Rangers Seek Tips in Eastland Co. Cold Case | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking information on the 2019 murder of 37-year-old Courtney Allan Sholar. The reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for his death is now increased to $6,... |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Man Gets 10 Year Sentence in Cloned Truck Human Smuggling Case (South Texas Region) | DEL RIO – The man arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) for smuggling more than a dozen illegal immigrants inside a cloned home improvement store delivery truck last year will spend the next decade behind bars. Cezanne Meg... |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Twice-Deported Honduran Man Added to Texas’ Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Jose Antonio Marquina-Bonilla—a criminal illegal immigrant who has been deported back to Honduras multiple times—to Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List. Texas... |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Wanted East Texas Sex Predator Captured in Houston | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the capture of a violent, repeat sex offender from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List in Harris Co. Jacob Aaron Kessler was arrested on Friday, July 18. A Crime Stoppers rewar... |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Joint Investigation Prevents Planned July 4th Attack in Texas Panhandle (Northwest Texas Region) | CANYON – A teenager suspected of planning an attack at local Independence Day festivities in Northwest Texas is behind bars thanks to a joint investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Amarillo Police Department (APD) and... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Suspect in Attack on ICE Detention Facility Added to Texas Top 10 Most Wanted List | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Benjamin Song to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to his arrest. All tips are... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | North Texas Child Predator Added to Most Wanted List | AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Martin Deanda—a violent child predator from North Texas—to Texas’10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 for inform... |
| Jun 6, 2025 | DPS Wraps up 32nd Annual Texas Challenge | AUSTIN – This week, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) personnel traveled from across the state to Corpus Christi to compete in the 32nd annual Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Texas Challenge –... |
| May 19, 2025 | Texas lawmakers OK former Uvalde mayor’s effort to fix police failures in Robb Elementary attack | “The Uvalde Strong Act is aimed at fixing the breakdowns in communication and coordination that were exposed in the Robb Elementary shooting,” McLaughlin said. “This is about keeping our schools safer. … We owe it to the families to take ac... |
| May 10, 2025 | Texas Arrests Wanted Human Smuggler, Seizes $400,000 Worth Of Cocaine | TEXAS, May 9 - May 9, 2025 | Austin, Texas | Press Release
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together with the Trump Administration to secure the border; stop th... |
| May 9, 2025 | Texas DPS Hosts Inaugural National Top Trooper Competition | AUSTIN – This week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) hosted the inaugural National Top Trooper Competition at the DPS Tactical Training Facility in Florence. Designed to showcase the highest levels of law enforcement excellence, ... |
| May 5, 2025 | Salvadoran Child Sex Predator Named Featured Fugitive | AUSTIN – A criminal illegal immigrant wanted for sexually abusing a child is this month’s Featured Fugitive. Kevin Galileo Morales Saravia has been added to the 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List and the reward for information ... |
| May 2, 2025 | The Future of Business: AI Embedded in Processes | In the world of business, time is money. Every second wasted can cost companies dearly. Enter Appian, a company that’s redefining how organizations harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI). By embedding AI directly into business pr... |
