Tag: Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
La Feria motorcyclist killed in Sunday crash near Harlingen
The Texas Department of Public Safety said Sunday morning a La Feria man who died in a motorcycle crash in Harlingen, veered off the road “for unknown reasons.”
Jury selection underway in Moises Sanchez’s murder case
Jury selection has officially begun in the case involving an Edinburg man accused of shooting and killing a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper in 2019.
Potential jurors in death penalty case against Edinburg man whittled down to 150
EDINBURG — The case revolving around the 28-year-old Edinburg man accused of shooting Texas Department of Public Safety trooper in 2019 who later died nears jury selection as the court continues to reduce the pool of potential jurors.
Donna man killed by DPS shot at his front door after raising pistol at...
A custodial death report reveals that the 49-year-old man killed in Donna last month by the Texas Department of Public Safety was shot after standing at his front door and raising a pistol toward police.
DPS unit hits IDEA school bus in Harlingen
The Texas Department of Public Safety said one of its units hit an IDEA school bus Tuesday afternoon after another vehicle changed lanes and hit the trooper's unit.
San Juan man killed after crashing into concrete fence
A 49-year-old San Juan man was killed Saturday after crashing into a concrete fence in the Pharr area, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a news release.
Cause of death ‘unknown’ for man who died in Alton police custody
The man who died in Alton police custody threw a walking cane at an officer before taking a baton from him, kicking the officer and then throwing the baton back at him, according to a custodial death report.
Two Los Fresnos women die in crash after truck runs stop sign
Two Los Fresnos women are dead after a Dodge truck ignored a stop sign and crashed into the vehicle the women were occupying, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Jury impanelment begins for Edinburg man accused of killing trooper Moises Sanchez
EDINBURG — Jury impanelment for the Edinburg man accused of shooting a state trooper in 2019 who later died has begun.
La Joya ISD employee accused of forging school bus inspections
The 39-year-old woman and 31-year-old man arrested last week at the La Joya school district are accused of creating false documents indicating school buses were properly inspected when they weren’t, according to a probable cause affidavit.