May 23, 2022 – Memorial Day is just days away and that means kids are getting out of school, the days are getting longer and more people are hitting the road. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is taking this time to also remind drivers to celebrate this unofficial kickoff to summer safely so that everyone can enjoy their holiday.
April 20, 2023 - Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Troopers investigated a non-injury crash on U.S. Highway 96 (Hurst Street) near Sanders Street, that occurred Sunday, April 16, 2023.
April 7, 2023 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers investigated a commercial motor vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 59 near Timpson, that occurred Thursday, April 6, 2023.
March 27, 2023 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers investigated a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 84, near the 880-mile marker, that occurred Sunday, March 26, 2023.
The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 3:30am, a 2001 Ford pickup was traveling west. It is reported that the driver left the road to the left and struck a barbed wire fence. Further investigation revealed that the driver was intoxicated.
March 27, 2023 - Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers arrested a Nacogdoches man for driving while intoxicated after an investigation into a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 96, near County Road 4360, that occurred Saturday, March 25, 2023.
January 17, 2023 - Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers investigated a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 7 (SH 7), at the intersection of County Road 1211, that occurred today, January 17, 2023.
December 21, 2022 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is encouraging everyone to end 2022 safely as they travel and spend time with family and friends this holiday season. The Texas Highway Patrol will conduct its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaign beginning Dec. 23 and will be out on the roads looking for people who are speeding, not wearing their seat belts, driving while intoxicated or committing other traffic violations.
November 29, 2022 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers investigated a hit-and-run crash on County Road 2050, near County Road 2020, that occurred Friday, November 25, 2022.
November 25, 2022 - Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers investigated a two-vehicle crash involving a Texas Department of Public Safety patrol vehicle that occurred Thursday, November 24, 2022, on State Highway 7, just west of U.S. 96.
November 10, 2022 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Regulatory Services Division (RSD), is now accepting applications to join the newly created Compassionate Use Program Working Group.