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Texas Department of Public Safety troopers seized more than 16 pounds of cocaine during an traffic stop in McAllen, leading ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a Mission man after he allegedly caused a crash that injured a state trooper ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed an Edinburg man Tuesday night. The ...

Several ICE agents and Texas DPS troopers are currently conducting what seems to be an immigration raid in far East El Paso.

Fatal crash on northbound I-35 near Bellmead kills pedestrian Edward Sparks, 75. Texas DPS is investigating the incident.

A 21-year-old man died after crashing his motorcycle following a multi-county chase Wednesday night, according to a Texas ...