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A lightning strike ignited a fire in a homeowner’s attic off Highway 79 between Hearne and Franklin. Bremond Fire was called ...

(The Center Square) — Texas Department of Public Safety officers continue to find missing children and arrest those on its criminal illegal immigrant most wanted list. With April being “Child ...

So far this year, DPS and other agencies have arrested 21 Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitives, sex offenders and others, including six sex offenders and seven criminal illegal immigrants – with ...

HEARNE, Texas (KBTX) - A Hearne teenager was reported missing this week and a regional Amber Alert was issued late Thursday morning. According to the Amber Alert, 14-year-old Trinity Taylor was ...

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is expanding its K-9 training program, deploying highly trained dogs to assist with drug interdiction, explosive detection ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit Class C-2024 during a graduation ceremony Friday, March 21, 2025, at Great Hills Baptist Church in ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Several Texas Department of Public Safety driver license offices are closed on Tuesday ... Groesbeck, Halletsville, Hearne, Hemphill, Hempstead, Hillsboro, Houston Dacoma, Houston East ...

Texas DPS said the customers affected by these closures are being notified and their appointments will be honored at the customer's convenience. Here is a list of the Texas DPS driver license ...

HOUSTON — An outage impacted Texas Department of Public Safety offices across the state on Monday. "DPS is currently experiencing an outage that is impacting driver license offices statewide ...