Texas Department Of Public Safety

• Former Texas trooper found guilty of assaulting 2 women while on duty

  A former Texas trooper has been found guilty of assaulting two women while he was on duty in the Houston area in 2020, federal prosecutors said.

  U.S. News

  Jan 15, 2023
  
• Uvalde school police chief placed on leave amid probe into Texas shooting response

  The superintendent said Pete Arredondo, who was the on-site commander during the shooting, will be on administrative leave because the facts of what happened remain unclear.

  World

  Jun 22, 2022
  
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• Uvalde shooting could have been stopped in 3 minutes; it took over an hour: Texas official

  Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, revealed that law enforcement was equipped to confront the shooter at Robb Elementary School in three minutes.

  World

  Jun 21, 2022
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• Teacher closed propped open door before Texas mass school shooting, police say

  The teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock.

  Crime

  May 31, 2022
• Texas news crew captures tractor-trailer rollover on video — and nearly gets hit

  A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper was struck by the sliding truck, while another person was trapped in their vehicle after the trailer landed on top of it.

  World

  Dec 27, 2019
• Mother leads police on chase, crashes car, attempts to carjack while carrying baby

  The Texas Department of Public Safety released a video of a high speed chase in which the mother of a young child tried to elude troopers.

  World

  Sep 3, 2018
• Number of ‘high threat’ US-Mexico border busts ‘deceptive to say the least’

  Drivers busted for drunken driving or others not paying child support are among thousands of "high-threat" criminal arrests being counted as part of a mission to secure the U.S. border with Mexico.

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2016
• High-speed chase in Texas ends with suspect being Tasered in middle of busy interstate

  A police pursuit across multiple jurisdictions ended with an officer tazing the suspect in the middle of a busy interstate Tuesday in Garland, Texas.

  Crime

  Oct 12, 2016
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• Sandra Bland autopsy indicates death was suicide, but family points to booking inconsistencies

  The Waller County District Attorney's office announced the findings of an autopsy conducted on the body of Sandra Bland.

  Crime

  Jul 23, 2015
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• Why some people think dashcam video of Sandra Bland’s arrest was edited

  Shortly after the police dashcam video of Sandra Bland's July 10 arrest appeared online, independent journalist Ben Norton posted a claim on his website the footage "was edited."

  Crime

  Jul 22, 2015