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On Friday, March 21, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit ...

Right now, recruits are in the middle of their 50-hour course learning the penal code, or as Officer Tommy Prumer calls it, ...

The justices left in place a Texas appeals court ruling that upheld the murder conviction and death sentence for Areli ...

The Nebraska State Patrol invites the public to line the procession route and attend the funeral of fallen trooper Kyle McAcy on Thursday morning. McAcy The procession for the 31-year-old McAcy ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) celebrated the graduation of 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officially has a new class of state troopers. On Friday, 138 new ...

Dallas releases top candidates for a new police chief, with finalists undergoing interviews with city, community, and police ...

On Friday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit Class C-2024 during a graduation ceremony at Great Hills ...

Three state troopers shot a man suffering a mental health crisis early Wednesday morning in Olean. Police said the man pointed a gun at the troopers. The shooting happened at 12:47 a.m. on North ...