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Authorities in North Texas and California request the public's help to locate persons of interest in the case.

Texas authorities request public help on the unsolved 2001 murder of Jimmy Schuessler. A $6,000 reward is offered for ...

She had been assaulted, beaten and strangled, and she was found near the FM 450 ramp onto Interstate 20, just south of ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the deployment of personnel and tactical assets from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) ...

A suspect in a reported kidnapping originating in Carthage, Texas, was captured Friday morning in Louisiana after crashing a ...

Texas DPS continues to seek tips in connection to the 2001 murder of Jimmy Schuessler. MASON COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is continuing to search for answers in a cold ...

A Texas man wanted for a triple homicide is hospitalized after crashing into a pedestrian in Ennis and shooting himself.

Working alongside local and federal law enforcement partners, DPS’s security mission will be made up of Texas Highway Patrol ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday that he has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that he will deploy the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard to ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to bolster security efforts surrounding places of worship in light of the escalation of violent attacks against people and ...