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Over 200 officers and first responders gathered in Midland to honor DPS Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez, who was killed in the ...

The body of a fallen DPS trooper will be escorted from Lubbock Tuesday morning. Trooper Kevin Ramirez-Vasquez died Saturday ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - ACameron County deputy was killed Monday evening along a highway outside of Brownsville.The deadly ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the accident that killed Cameron County Precinct 1 Deputy Constable ...

DPS officials say one person is dead and another is injured after a crash involving a tractor on Monday night.

Jasper County Sheriff-Elect Chuck Havard is using his extensive DPS experience and background to fill another high-level ...

Authorities said due to low light, the pickup truck's driver did not see the tractor before it collided with it on the ...

CAMERON COUNTY, Texas — A Cameron County deputy was killed Monday after his patrol car was rear-ended by a distracted driver ...

State officials praised the $11 billion border security effort during a Texas House hearing Monday, while some residents said it’s had negative impacts.