The REAL ID Act, passed in 2005, sets security standards for issuing sources of identification, such as driver's licenses.

The Texas Department of Public Safety released the name of 22-year-old man, Carlos Alejandro Hernandez Briones, who is tied ...

The sole occupant of a fixed wing single-engine plane that crashed in Wharton County Friday escaped unscathed, according to ...

The man accused of texting and driving while operating a semi-trailer has been arraigned after the driver he collided with ...

A Freightliner Cascadia with a trailer had a tire blow in the northbound lane, leading to a head-on collision in the southbound lane, according to DPS.

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A man killed after a two-vehicle crash in Bandera County has been identified by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Operation Lone Star has turbocharged DPS’ surveillance capabilities. Lawmakers say they want to prevent Texas from becoming a ...

Check out these steps you must follow if you get pulled over in Texas. Yes, failure to slow down and/pull over is a crime!

One bill drawing attention is House Bill 2844, authored by Rep. Brooks Landgraf, R-Odessa. The measure would establish a statewide licensing system for mobile food vendors, eliminating the need for ...

Just after midnight, the CBP canine team performed a sweep of pedestrians waiting in line to enter the U.S. The canine ...

If passed into law, Senate Bill 36 would make Texas’ immigration enforcement efforts a permanent part of the state’s criminal ...