Tag: Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)

An 18-year-old man was killed after crashing and being ejected from the vehicle he was driving on a state road south of Port Isabel in the wee hours of Sunday morning, authorities said in a news release.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is currently investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that left a Mercedes resident dead Friday evening.

A Weslaco woman was charged with the death of her husband on Monday after she crashed her vehicle in April while she had alcohol, cocaine, opiates and cannabinoids in her system, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The 33-year-old Alamo man arrested in the fatal motorcycle crash near the Val Verde Flea Market last week in Donna previously spent time in prison for hitting and killing a man more than a decade ago.

EDINBURG — The case against the 28-year-old Edinburg man accused of causing the death of a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper in 2019 after shooting him in the head following a pursuit is inching closer to trial.

Texas drivers won't have to take their vehicles into mechanics for annual safety inspections beginning in 2025 after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill eliminating the requirement into law earlier this week.

An 18-year-old Edinburg man was arrested June 7 after he failed to render aid to a woman he hit with his vehicle on FM 2812 where she later died of her injuries.

The sister-in-law of the former Texas Department of Public Safety trooper who is accused of assisting his family in trafficking drugs through the Rio Grande Valley was sentenced Thursday morning.

SAN JUAN — While the annual Blue Mass serves as an opportunity for the public and religious leaders to pray for members of the law enforcement community, the meaning is rooted in something deeper for Deacon Roman Ramos, something personal.

Border Patrol agents along with the Harlingen Police Department stopped a smuggling attempt last Thursday at Valley International Airport.