The Department of Public Safety arrested nine people during the "No Kings" protest on Saturday at the Texas Capitol in Austin. News Sports Hookem.com Austin360 Opinion Advertise Obituaries ...

On Monday, the Austin Public Safety Commission approved a recommendation calling for more accountability around the DPS-APD partnership. That commission's members are appointed by the mayor and ...

Heavy rain and life-threatening flash flooding hammered the Texas Hill Country early Sunday, prompting a flash flood emergency and urgent warnings across several central Texas counties.

Austin officials view the partnership as a stopgap measure as they try to fill the city’s more than 200 police vacancies. ... Criminal justice Dan Patrick Department of Public Safety Greg Abbott.

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety are expected to start assisting with patrols in Austin Thursday, an Austin Police Department spokesperson told KXAN.

DPS said money acquired from DPS citations go to a Justice of the Peace in Travis County, instead of the City of Austin like it would if an APD officer wrote the ticket.

Trying to offset nearly 330 unfilled positions, Austin police have worked a lot of overtime themselves. During a recent meeting of the city's Public Safety Commission, the Police Department said ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is sending 30 additional Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to continue patrolling Austin, even though city leaders ended a widely criticized partnership in which state ...

After Shootings, Chases, and a Gun Drawn on a Child, Austin Wants DPS Out. Gov. Abbott Won't Allow It Easy come, uneasy go By Austin Sanders, Fri., July 21, 2023 ...

County Attorney Delia Garza provided KVUE with the raw data regarding people arrested for misdemeanors by DPS troopers during their current operation in Austin. DPS troopers have been assisting ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A state trooper who works in the Austin area is being recognized for helping save someone's life. Sgt. Ted Riojas earned the Texas Department of Public Safety's Lifesaving Award ...