
HOUSTON, Texas — The grand jurors who are hearing the evidence in the Sandra Bland cases, and the special prosecutors who were appointed to serve in the case, are racially diverse and include two black special prosecutors, and three blacks and one Hispanic on the grand jury.
by Lana Shadwick23 Dec 2015, 9:46 AM PST0

Texas Governor Greg Abbott addressed a graduating class of 102 new Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers Friday morning, calling them the “frontline of defense for our state and for our nation.”
by Bob Price18 Dec 2015, 10:41 AM PST0

While many Americans had just finished a Thanksgiving dinner with family, a U.S. Border Patrol agent was reportedly assaulted and injured by an illegal alien who had just crossed the border from Mexico. The illegal alien has been charged in McAllen, Texas.
by Bob Price30 Nov 2015, 7:42 AM PST0

One person has died and at least 12 other were injured during a high speed chase that ended in a rollover as human smugglers tried to evade authorities near the Texas/Mexico border.
by Bob Price and Ildefonso Ortiz23 Nov 2015, 3:06 PM PST0

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday, an elevated activation of the Texas State Operations Center in advance of severe weather anticipated in advance of Hurricane Patricia’s march through the southwest. The storms are expected to bring flooding conditions to many parts of the Lone Star State.
by Bob Price23 Oct 2015, 4:08 PM PST0

Late Saturday night, Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials and others involved in the Phoenix freeway shootings investigation revealed that suspect Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. was discovered and apprehended by using bullet fragments from the first four freeway shootings.
by AWR Hawkins20 Sep 2015, 8:14 PM PST0

Texas is sending fifty-two new Department of Public Safety troopers to the Texas/Mexico border region. The new troopers are part of the State’s efforts to beef up border security by providing more permanent law enforcement resources along the border region.
by Bob Price16 Aug 2015, 9:55 AM PST0

Two Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were shot and injured Tuesday afternoon in Odessa, Texas. They were assisting a Texas Ranger along with two other troopers. The group was executing multiple arrest warrants in the area.
by Bob Price11 Aug 2015, 3:02 PM PST0

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested eight alleged prostitutes in the Bryan/College Station area as part of an ongoing effort to combat human trafficking in Texas. The department’s goal is to find women who are being forced into sexual servitude and help them find a way out.
by Bob Price2 Aug 2015, 8:52 AM PST0

A dashcam video released by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reveals the real reason for Sandra Bland’s traffic stop. The DSP dashcam video also shows the calm and polite nature of the trooper prior to Bland’s escalation of the situation that resulted in her arrest.
by Bob Price22 Jul 2015, 10:26 AM PST0

AUSTIN, Texas – Following the end of the 84th Legislative Session, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick sat down with Breitbart Texas to discuss the accomplishments of the Senate during the session. Patrick discussed big victories for conservatives in the areas of border security, tax reductions, transportation, and the Second Amendment. He also discussed how procedural changes impacted the Senate’s ability to get things done this session and the differences between being a senator and lt. governor.
by Bob Price2 Jun 2015, 2:08 PM PST0

Iowa’s Department of Public Safety won’t criticize Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign operatives for speeding across the state at speeds of 95 miles per hour, but criticized a reporter for the U.K. Daily Mail for going just as fast while taking video of his car’s speedometer earlier this week.
by Alex Swoyer21 May 2015, 11:06 AM PST0

A police body camera bill passed in the Texas Senate on Thursday by a split vote of 22-8, but faces the Texas State House which has two of its own bills. The bill does not mandate that Texas peace officers use body cams, but mandates uniformity of policies by those using the cameras provided by a grant. The eight Senators that voted against the bill were all Republicans.
by Lana Shadwick24 Apr 2015, 4:10 AM PST0

Despite the arrests of multiple top leaders in Mexico’s Zetas cartel, the organization continues to be active across northeastern Mexico and in several areas within the state of Texas. While the Border Patrol often intercepts Zetas associates attempting to smuggle drugs across the border, many smugglers evade capture and move into the realm of Texas state and local law enforcement, posing a very real threat to these officers.
by Sylvia Longmire23 Mar 2015, 12:34 PM PST0

The Texas “Two Steps – One Sticker” program was supposed to simplify matters for vehicle owners in the Lone Star State. As the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Department of Motor Vehicles began to merge the state’s vehicle and registration programs into one windshield sticker, problems predicted by at least one lawmaker began to emerge.
by Bob Price12 Mar 2015, 6:10 AM PST0

Illegal aliens with ties to terrorist organizations have been working to bring other suspected terrorists into America through a wide open Texas border. This is just one of the many red flags raised by the state’s top law enforcement agency
by Ildefonso Ortiz26 Feb 2015, 9:34 PM PST0

As thousands of college and high school students prepare for Spring Break, the top law enforcement agency is Texas is warning them to avoid going to Mexico.
by Ildefonso Ortiz25 Feb 2015, 11:16 AM PST0

A leaked report from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) states that border surge was largely a success. The report cites numbers indicating a reduction in illegal immigrant border crossings and cartel activity. The report lays the foundation for Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s plan to increase the number of permanent DPS troopers along the Texas-Mexico border.
by Bob Price25 Feb 2015, 9:52 AM PST0

Breitbart Texas witnessed the capture of two young women from El Salvador who had just entered the United States illegally. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers observed the two females emerging from the brush along the bank of the Rio Grande River in Anzalduas Park. Their capture prevented the two from the likelihood of being forced into the sexual slavery that many young women from this region have faced.
by Bob Price9 Feb 2015, 9:02 AM PST0

Texas State Representative Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington) filed a bill on Friday that would stop the practice by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) of fingerprinting all ten digits of all drivers. The DPS policy changed from only collecting thumbprints to collecting all ten digits in 2014. Privacy advocates immediately began to clamor about this privacy invasion. Tinderholt, who campaigned on transparency and government accountability, introduced this bill, HB 871, as his first piece of legislation as a freshman state rep.
by Bob Price2 Feb 2015, 3:43 AM PST0