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Strong storms remain in the forecast across Texas. Not only could there be large hail and damaging winds, but heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding. Remember! Turn Around, Don’t Drown. Never drive through roads that are covered in water. It's just not worth it. #txwx

Strong storms remain in the forecast across Texas. Not only could there be large hail and damaging winds, but heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding.

Remember! Turn Around, Don’t Drown. 

Never drive through roads that are covered in water. It's just not worth it.

#txwx
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Governor Greg Abbott has declared this week as Hurricane Preparedness Week in Texas, and DPS wants to remind Texans to take precautions ahead of #HurricaneSeason to ensure everyone stands ready for anything that comes our way. Visit the Texas Hurricane Center

Governor <a href="/GregAbbott_TX/">Greg Abbott</a> has declared this week as Hurricane Preparedness Week in Texas, and DPS wants to remind Texans to take precautions ahead of #HurricaneSeason to ensure everyone stands ready for anything that comes our way.

Visit the Texas Hurricane Center
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🚨 ESCAPED INMATES ARRESTED 🚨 Last night, Texas DPS Special Agents working as part of the USMS Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force received a tip regarding a possible suspect vehicle related to two escaped inmates from New Orleans, La., in Walker Co. After a DPS Trooper

🚨 ESCAPED INMATES ARRESTED 🚨

Last night, <a href="/TxDPS/">Texas DPS</a> Special Agents working as part of the USMS Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force received a tip regarding a possible suspect vehicle related to two escaped inmates from New Orleans, La., in Walker Co. After a DPS Trooper
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⚠️Storms this week continue bringing threats of additional heavy rain, severe weather & flash flooding across Texas. Stay weather-aware and take steps to stay safe: ready.gov/floods #TXwx #FloodSafety ⛈️

⚠️Storms this week continue bringing threats of additional heavy rain, severe weather &amp; flash flooding across Texas.

Stay weather-aware and take steps to stay safe: ready.gov/floods

#TXwx #FloodSafety ⛈️
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Attention Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers: The process for submitting your medical certificate is changing. Starting in June, medical certificates for both commercial driver license (CDL) holders and commercial learner permit (CLP) holders MUST be submitted electronically by

Attention Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers: The process for submitting your medical certificate is changing. Starting in June, medical certificates for both commercial driver license (CDL) holders and commercial learner permit (CLP) holders MUST be submitted electronically by
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LATEST: DPS Leads Successful Multi-State Crackdown on Move Over, Slow Down Laws AUSTIN – Texas DPS is pleased to announce the results of a one-day, multi-state enhanced traffic enforcement operation focused on getting drivers to follow the Move Over, Slow Down law. The single-day

LATEST: DPS Leads Successful Multi-State Crackdown on Move Over, Slow Down Laws

AUSTIN – <a href="/TxDPS/">Texas DPS</a> is pleased to announce the results of a one-day, multi-state enhanced traffic enforcement operation focused on getting drivers to follow the Move Over, Slow Down law. The single-day
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LATEST NEWS: Rio Grande Valley Fugitive on Texas’ Most Wanted List Captured in Hidalgo Co. Thanks to the work of DPS Special Agents and Troopers, another fugitive from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List — Eliud Perez Reyes, a violent offender wanted in multiple counties — is

LATEST NEWS: Rio Grande Valley Fugitive on Texas’ Most Wanted List Captured in Hidalgo Co.

Thanks to the work of DPS Special Agents and Troopers, another fugitive from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List — Eliud Perez Reyes, a violent offender wanted in multiple counties — is
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🚨 Click It or Ticket is in full effect! 🚨 Seatbelt safety is year-round—not just during campaigns. 🎙️ Texas DPS Sgt. Erick Estrada joined TxDOT in Laredo to share a simple reminder: Buckle up. Every ride. Every time. #ClickItOrTicket #TXDPS #BuckleUpTexas #SeatbeltSafety

🚨 Click It or Ticket is in full effect! 🚨
Seatbelt safety is year-round—not just during campaigns.

🎙️ <a href="/TxDPS/">Texas DPS</a> Sgt. Erick Estrada joined <a href="/TxDOT/">TxDOT</a> in Laredo to share a simple reminder:

Buckle up. Every ride. Every time.

#ClickItOrTicket #TXDPS #BuckleUpTexas #SeatbeltSafety
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$6,000 REWARD OFFERED: Can you help us solve this 2013 cold case? DPS is asking for the public's help in solving the 2013 murder of 51-year-old Lillian Desiree Descoteau in Harrison Co. Anyone with information is asked to come forward. On Oct. 7, 2013, Descoteau was found

$6,000 REWARD OFFERED: Can you help us solve this 2013 cold case?

DPS is asking for the public's help in solving the 2013 murder of 51-year-old Lillian Desiree Descoteau in Harrison Co. Anyone with information is asked to come forward.

On Oct. 7, 2013, Descoteau was found
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🚨🚨Check out this week’s lineup!🚨🚨 Keeping Texas safe, one arrest at a time‼️ Texas DPS #OperationLoneStar #foryoupageシforyou #foryoupagereels #foryourpage #texas

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Hurricane season is around the corner, and in support of hurricane preparedness efforts across the state, DPS reminds Texans to make an emergency plan now ahead of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. From assembling an emergency kit to signing up for emergency alerts, now is the

Hurricane season is around the corner, and in support of hurricane preparedness efforts across the state, DPS reminds Texans to make an emergency plan now ahead of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

From assembling an emergency kit to signing up for emergency alerts, now is the
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CAPTURED. Texas DPS put these criminals back in handcuffs and behind bars where they belong. Texas law enforcement keeps our communities safe.

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In 2024, 581 motorcycle riders lost their life and 2,534 were seriously injured (according to TxDOT). Please do your part to share the road and always look twice for motorcycles. Check your mirrors and blind spots, and always maintain a safe following distance behind a

In 2024, 581 motorcycle riders lost their life and 2,534 were seriously injured (according to <a href="/TxDOT/">TxDOT</a>).

Please do your part to share the road and always look twice for motorcycles. Check your mirrors and blind spots, and always maintain a safe following distance behind a
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🚨Sneak Peek🚨 Episode 8 drops Friday! A Texas DPS Trooper exposes $200K+ ID theft and shares tips to protect yourself. #VoicesBeyondTheMission #TXDPS #IdentityTheft #FraudPrevention #CyberCrime #PublicSafety

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: DPS Open Testing & Recruiting Event: Saturday, June 21 Are you ready to start your career with Texas DPS? Join DPS Recruiters on Saturday, June 21, in Houston for an Open Testing and Recruiting Event — where our team will be conducting on-site fitness testing

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: DPS Open Testing &amp; Recruiting Event: Saturday, June 21

Are you ready to start your career with <a href="/TxDPS/">Texas DPS</a>? Join DPS Recruiters on Saturday, June 21, in Houston for an Open Testing and Recruiting Event — where our team will be conducting on-site fitness testing
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Click It Or Ticket, Texas! DPS is proud to team up with our friends at TxDOT and law enforcement partners across the state to encourage Texans to buckle up. We know seat belts save lives, and that’s why the annual Click It Or Ticket Campaign is so important. In 2024, 1,069

Click It Or Ticket, Texas!

DPS is proud to team up with our friends at TxDOT and law enforcement partners across the state to encourage Texans to buckle up. We know seat belts save lives, and that’s why the annual Click It Or Ticket Campaign is so important.

In 2024, 1,069
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This week’s episode of Voices Beyond the Mission is here — and you’ll meet one of our own, Trooper Flores with the Texas Highway Patrol. You’ll hear firsthand from Trooper Flores about a complex identity theft case that she helped solve, and she shares tips to help Texans avoid

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Are you a first-time applicant for a driver license (DL) or identification card? If so, check out our online guide at bit.ly/4l2x1sv. Here you’ll find information about the forms you’ll need to complete, what documents you need to bring and all the details about how the

Are you a first-time applicant for a driver license (DL) or identification card? If so, check out our online guide at bit.ly/4l2x1sv. Here you’ll find information about the forms you’ll need to complete, what documents you need to bring and all the details about how the
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The #summer season is kicking off, and DPS wants to remind everyone to make safety the No. 1 priority as you enjoy fun in the sun with family and friends. 🚫 Don’t drink and drive. 📱 Avoid distractions while driving. 🚔 Move over or slow down. 🚗 Buckle up everyone in the

The #summer season is kicking off, and DPS wants to remind everyone to make safety the No. 1 priority as you enjoy fun in the sun with family and friends.

🚫 Don’t drink and drive.
📱 Avoid distractions while driving.
🚔 Move over or slow down.
🚗 Buckle up everyone in the