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WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the third part of its 90 Days of Safety ...

Oct. 13 marks the federal holiday of Columbus Day, which is now also celebrated by some state and local governments as ...

Texas residents can vote on Election Day, Nov. 4, or take advantage of early voting, which runs from Monday, Oct. 20, through Friday, Oct. 31. Voters can find their polling location by searching their ...

Texas’ Water Crisis and the Path Forward' on Wednesday evening in Longview and online, addressing the state's growing water ...

Caravhoni Punch and her daughter LaTainonka Montgomery, a student at the University of Texas at Dallas campus, pose for a ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking information on the 2001 murder of 46-year-old James Charles “Jimmy” ...

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is ...

Jimmy Lee Mansel, 46, was arrested on Oct. 6 and charged with online solicitation of a minor, a third-degree felony.

Midland County dedicated the Sgt. Michael Naylor Law Enforcement Complex, uniting the Sheriff’s Office, FBI and Texas ...

DOT called out these six for not following non-domiciled CDL issuance rules. Overdrive finds some admitting fault while ...

Derrick Groves, 28, was apprehended in Atlanta following a "brief stand-off," Louisiana State Police said.