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A bill proposed in the Texas legislature could charge transgender Texans with a felony if they commit what proponents call ...

Lawmakers in the Texas Senate are debating a bill that would prohibit people in the state from changing the gender marker on ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase patrols on roads to ensure motorists drive responsibly this spring ...

Texas DPS seized almost $7M worth of cocaine from a semitruck at a Rio Grande Valley border crossing and arrested 33-year-old ...

TEXAS (KXII) - The Texas Department of Public Safety is doing its part to help keep roads safe during Spring Break. Texas DPS said it will have more patrols on Texas roads through St. Patrick’s Day.

If passed, Tom Oliverson's House Bill 3817 would allow transgender people to be charged with "gender identity fraud," a state ...

Texas DPS is stepping up patrols this spring break and St. Patrick’s Day to catch speeders, drunk drivers, and those ignoring ...

A Houston woman who worked at a funeral home is accused of mutilating the body of a dead sex offender, according to the ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety said it began increasing patrols on roads Saturday to ensure safe driving over spring break and ahead of St. Patrick’s Day.

The deadly crash happened at 11:37 p.m. on Saturday. Texas DPS reported both drivers were not wearing seatbelts at the time ...