Several Texas Department of Public Safety driver license offices are closed on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, due to inclement weather.

Texas was hit with winter weather in the central and southeastern portions of the state, which has caused numerous Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) driver license office locations to close. Texas DPS said the customers affected by these closures are being notified and their appointments will be honored at the customer's convenience.

A fugitive on Texas' 10 Most Wanted list, Thomas Richard Pennington, has been captured in Austin. The Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division made the

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AUSTIN, Texas — In November of 2024, a Travis County judge dismissed a case against Richard Heyman, a former University of Texas at Austin lecturer charged with Interfering with Public Duties. The case stemmed from an interaction with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers during the April 2024 pro-Palestine protests on UT's campus.

Robert Davis III allegedly shot and killed a Texas officer Wednesday. A manhunt ended when Houston police fatally shot Davis after he wounded a K-9.

A new bill filed in the Texas Senate would create a new Homeland Security division within the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The 89th Legislature begins in Austin on Jan. 14. Lawmakers will have several key issues to address when they return.

The Texas Department of Public Safety seeks public help to identify a woman who died in a crash in Del Valle on New Year Day, the agency said in a news release.

The suspects were taken into custody around 1:15 a.m. on Jan. 14. Several agencies were involved in the arrest, including Austin police patrol, air, K-9 and robbery units, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Travis County Sheriff's Office.

Texas driver licenses are a pain to get and a pain to renew. We're glad the state is focused on improving the system.

Texas was hit with winter weather in the central and southeastern portions of the state, which has caused numerous Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) driver license office locations to close. Texas DPS said the customers affected by these closures are being notified and their appointments will be honored at the customer's convenience.