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The Texas Department of Public Safety has added Elijah Turner Reyes of El Paso, a confirmed member of the Bloods gang, to the ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has suspended the issuance of non-domicile and all commercial driver licenses ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) directed law enforcement in his state to boost security at religious spaces following an uptick in nationally publicized violent attacks on churches. Abbott said the ...

Texas residents can vote on Election Day, Nov. 4, or take advantage of early voting, which runs from Monday, Oct. 20, through ...

Texas authorities have increased the reward to $4,000 for information leading to the arrest of Dante Dewayne Odom, a Houston ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety has suspended the issuance of commercial driver licenses for drivers who are non-citizens, refugees, asylees, and DACA ...

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

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The suspension, effective Sept. 29, follows a rule change by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. AUSTIN, Texas — ...

Earlier this month, Governor Abbott directed DPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement troopers and inspectors to begin conducting English Language Proficiency reviews for commercial vehicle drivers on Texas ...

Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Transportation on Wednesday to ensure all cities and counties "remove any ...