The Texas DPS remains committed to educating students and communities about the dangers of fentanyl through the One Pill Kills campaign.
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Operation Lone Star Weekly Recap 11/2/24 - 11/8/24
Texas DPS - South Texas Region- Operation Lone Star Weekly Recap
Career Day at Two Laredo Elementary Schools
The Texas Department of Public Safety - South Texas Region Troopers had the pleasure of attending career day events at two elementary schools.
Operation Lone Star Weekly Recap (10/26/24 - 11/1/24)
This past week (10/26/24-11/1/24), Webb, Maverick, and Hidalgo Counties experienced human smuggling events.
Highway Patrol Trooper Dies After being Struck by a Vehicle
Texas DPS announces the death of a Highway Patrol Trooper following a traffic crash in Ector County.
Troopers Give School Safety & Social Media Threats Talk
DPS Troopers spoke with students about the importance of school safety and staying alert to social media threats.
Forensic Science Week Open House
The Texas Department of Public Safety - South Texas Region had a fantastic Forensic Science Week.
School Threats: A Serious Crime with Serious Consequences
In today's world, school threats are no joke.
Escaped Inmate Arrested in Calallen
Villarreal was taken into custody in Calallen, Texas after he escaped from the Huntsville Unit.
Zelaya-Ponce Added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List
Texas DPS has added Jose Miguel Zelaya-Ponce to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List.
DPS K-9 Tracks Down Fugitive
DPS K-9 Bona and her handler helped track down a fugitive wanted for murder after a miles-long manhunt in rural Frio County.
DPS Seized Approximately 12 Pounds of Fentanyl
The DPS seized approximately 12 pounds of suspected fentanyl after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle.
DPS Announces First Female Texas Ranger Major
The promotion of Texas Ranger Captain Wende O. Wakeman to the rank of major, making her the first female Ranger major in the organization’s storied two-hundred-year history.
Video-Texas DPS Continue to Experience Human Smuggling
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the June 27, 2022, human smuggling tragedy where 53 migrants were left inside a tractor-trailer while traveling to San Antonio.