That’s not Gouda! Truck spills 40,000 pounds of cheese after crashing on Arizona highway Semi-truck had clipped a guardrail and ended face down in a ditch off US-60 The Independent UK · Aug 27
Ken Paxton’s office launches tip line to encourage enforcement of Texas’ “bathroom bill” The attorney general's complaint form is the latest effort to enforce new state restrictions on which restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings. The Texas Tribune · Dec 17, 2025
High-Speed Smuggling Chase Ends in Drowning at U.S.-Mexico Border A human smuggling attempt ended in tragedy when a migrant drowned in the Rio Grande while fleeing Texas Department of Public Safety officers Latin Times · May 20, 2025
Bill to create a Texas Homeland Security Division passes state Senate Senate Bill 36, a priority bill for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, would create an office within the Department of Public Safety focused on immigration enforcement, organized crime and threats to state infrastructure. The Texas Tribune · Apr 10, 2025
Eagle Pass park reopens more than a year after the state seized it for border security The Texas Department of Public Safety and National Guard presence has largely disappeared from Shelby Park, which sits next to the Rio Grande. The Texas Tribune · Apr 7, 2025
Texas is already policing the Mexican border − and will play an outsize role in any Trump plan to crack down on immigration Over the past half-decade, the state of Texas has been pushing an evolution in the administration and enforcement of immigration law. Stepping into a traditional federal role, state lawmakers in 2023 passed Senate Bill 4, allowing Texas police to arrest those illegally crossing the border from Mexico. The Conversation · Jan 17, 2025
News organizations ask Texas court to order release of Texas state police records of Uvalde shooting A group of news organizations are asking a Texas appeals court to order the release of state Department of Public Safety records of the law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024
Texas officials totally debunk Fox News host’s voter fraud conspiracy theory: ‘Kind of racist’ ‘Just because these people aren’t white, that doesn’t mean they’re illegal,’ says Texas Department of Public Safety The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024
Large desert tortoise rescued from Arizona highway after escaping from ostrich ranch 3 miles away State Department of Public Safety troopers recently helped rescue an escaped sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross Interstate 10 near Picacho The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024
Two Princeton Graduate Students Arrested For Trespassing During Protest Princeton University graduate students arrested for trespassing during a campus protest. Top News · Apr 25, 2024
USC Department Of Public Safety Orders Protesters To Disperse University of Southern California's Department of Public Safety orders protesters to disperse from Alumni Park, highlighting tensions between protesters an... Top News · Apr 25, 2024
Man crashes stolen 18-wheeler into DPS office, killing one and injuring several others Authorities arrested the driver, whom a local official said was denied a commercial driver’s license from the Brenham DPS station. The Texas Tribune · Apr 12, 2024
Commercial Vehicle Crashes Into Texas DPS Office, Multiple Injuries Reported Commercial vehicle crash in Brenham, Texas leads to injuries and ongoing investigation by Texas Rangers. Top News · Apr 12, 2024
More than 200 migrants arrested after rushing an El Paso border gate Gov. Greg Abbott said Department of Public Safety troopers had been instructed to “arrest every illegal immigrant involved” in the March 21 breach in which National Guard members were allegedly assaulted. The Texas Tribune · Apr 2, 2024
Latin Times · Feb 5, 2024 Gov. Greg Abbott Defends Migrant Tactics in Eagle Pass Amid Escalating Legal Battle with Biden Administration Department of Public Safety tells visiting governors that efforts to deter migrants are effective and razor wire and buoy barriers "save lives"
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 Trump complains that there wasn’t enough food for him at Texas Thanksgiving lunch Former President Donald Trump made the joke at a luncheon for border police officers
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023 Woman behind viral ‘not real’ plane tirade says her life has been ‘blown up’ Passenger behind viral incident was identified as marketing executive Tiffany Gomas
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023 Woman behind viral ‘not real’ plane tirade says her life has been ‘blown up’ Passenger behind viral incident was identified as marketing executive Tiffany Gomas
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023 Woman says her life was ‘blown up’ by viral plane rant where she called passenger ‘not real’ Passenger behind viral incident was identified as marketing executive Tiffany Gomas
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 Woman says her life was ‘blown up’ by viral plane rant where she called passenger ‘not real’ Passenger behind viral incident was identified as marketing executive Tiffany Gomas
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 Woman behind ‘not real’ plane tirade identified as marketing executive with $2m home July incident was allegedly sparked over argument about missing AirPods
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023 Woman behind ‘not real’ plane tirade identified as marketing executive with $2m home July incident was allegedly sparked over argument about missing AirPods
Los Angeles Times · Jul 19, 2023 Texas trooper alleges ‘inhumane’ practices against migrants at the border Troopers at the Texas border were ordered to push children back into the Rio Grande and failed to provide water to asylum seekers in extreme heat conditions, according to an an email sent by a Department of Public Safety trooper, and first reported by the Houston Chronicle.
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023 White House condemns ‘abhorrent’ reports of Texas troopers being told to push migrant children into Rio Grande A Texas trooper sends an email to his superior voicing concern about the safety of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border
The Texas Tribune · Apr 4, 2023 Family of dead National Guardsman urges Legislature to make death benefits bill named for him retroactive While the state guarantees law enforcement officers, like Department of Public Safety troopers, a $500,000 death benefit for their families if they die on duty, National Guard troops who stand shoulder to shoulder with those DPS officers on Operation Lone Star don’t have the same benefit.