Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that Texas Department of Public Safety operations are expected to “expand in coming days” as part of immigration enforcement efforts.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday night that the Texas Department of Public Safety is preparing to assist ICE agents with their operations

SAN ANTONIO — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday that DPS operations are expected to expand within the coming days. Abbott posted that Texas DPS troopers and special agents have been deployed to assist President Trump's Homeland Security Investigations in "targeting and removing illegal immigrants."

U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement arrested 84 people in North Texas on Sunday, the agency said. Arrests were made in a number of areas, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Irving and parts of Collin County.

This week, top Republican leaders expressed a desire to to amend the state's strict abortion laws to clarify when doctors can perform the procedure.

The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested two Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants who were both wanted out of Harris County. 33-year-old Jorge Dionicio Hernandez and 30-year-old Omar David Zavala were both taken into custody on Friday,

TEXAS (KAUZ) - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has announced the arrest of two from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted List. On Friday, Jan. 24, Jorge Dionicio Hernandez and Omar David Zavala were arrested in Houston and Mesquite, respectively. DPS said a Crime Stoppers award will be paid in Hernandez’s arrest.

A new bill filed in the Texas Senate would create a new Homeland Security division within the Texas Department of Public Safety.

TEXAS (KAUZ) - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has identified the man investigators believe is responsible for the decades-old cold case murder of 86-year-old Mary Moore Searight. Nearly 30 years after Searight’s death, 54-year-old David Paul Cady Jr. was indicted by a Lamar County Jury in December 2024.

Greg Abbott has requested $11.1 billion from the federal government to reimburse his state for its border security operations.

The new facility will be comprised of three buildings, specializing in enhanced training for all levels of TDCJ staff.

Two on Texas' Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List were arrested in Houston and Mesquite for charges including indecency with a child and sexual assault.