/tags/texas-department-of-public-safety Texas Department of Public Safety en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:06:12 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-19/texas-collected-information-on-transgender-drivers-it-wont-say-why Internal agency records show employees with the Department of Public Safety, which issues driver’s licenses, reported each time someone requested to update the sex listed on their state ID. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:06:12 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-19/texas-collected-information-on-transgender-drivers-it-wont-say-why Lauren McGaughy /criminal-justice/2025-02-26/texas-high-speed-police-chase-tracking-data-statewide Experts say tracking police chases fosters transparency and can indicate whether certain pursuit policies are effective. So why don’t more states do it? Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-02-26/texas-high-speed-police-chase-tracking-data-statewide Toluwani Osibamowo, Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report /news/2025-01-06/texas-dps-high-speed-pursuit-policy-fails-to-prioritize-public-safety-el-paso-county-report-finds Texas DPS pursuit policy does not limit high speed chases to violent crimes like most law enforcement agencies Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:59:15 GMT /news/2025-01-06/texas-dps-high-speed-pursuit-policy-fails-to-prioritize-public-safety-el-paso-county-report-finds Aaron J. Montes /texas-news/2024-12-31/texas-public-safety-department-announces-systemwide-outage-closes-driver-license-offices The outage appeared only to affect the public safety department. Websites for other state agencies were operational Monday evening. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 12:01:15 GMT /texas-news/2024-12-31/texas-public-safety-department-announces-systemwide-outage-closes-driver-license-offices Stephen Simpson | The Texas Tribune /immigration/2024-12-19/gov-greg-abbott-announces-more-than-500-million-in-public-safety-grants The grants will go to private and public sector recipients in Texas for a variety of public safety priorities, including securing the southern border. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:51:40 GMT /immigration/2024-12-19/gov-greg-abbott-announces-more-than-500-million-in-public-safety-grants Matthew Choi | The Texas Tribune /news/2024-12-19/need-to-know-texas-new-vehicle-inspection-law-registration Drivers will still need an emissions test in some counties to get their registration sticker. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-19/need-to-know-texas-new-vehicle-inspection-law-registration Pablo Arauz Peña /texas-news/2024-10-25/advocacy-group-hopes-to-end-texas-program-that-piles-on-fees-for-drivers-with-suspended-licenses A Texas advocacy group says a state policy that piles on fees for Texans who have traffic tickets or other minor offenses is robbing some people of their ability to renew their driver’s licenses. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-25/advocacy-group-hopes-to-end-texas-program-that-piles-on-fees-for-drivers-with-suspended-licenses Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /government/2024-10-15/personal-information-for-more-than-115-000-texans-leaked-in-dps-data-breach The Texas Department of Public Safety this week reported 115,071 customers information have been involved in a data leak. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:45:15 GMT /government/2024-10-15/personal-information-for-more-than-115-000-texans-leaked-in-dps-data-breach Penelope Rivera /texas-news/2024-10-01/ken-paxton-sues-travis-county-for-approving-security-funds-for-da-jose-garza-behind-closed-doors Paxton’s lawsuit argues the Commissioners Court violated the Texas Open Meetings Act by failing to give the public adequate notice and being overly vague in the agenda language about what public funds were being used for. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:03:54 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-01/ken-paxton-sues-travis-county-for-approving-security-funds-for-da-jose-garza-behind-closed-doors Katy McAfee /texas-news/2024-09-23/just-moved-to-texas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-get-your-license-and-register-to-vote Long wait times for drivers license appointments may have new Texans worried about getting ready to vote this year. But you can still register and cast a ballot while you’re waiting on yours. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:16:09 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-23/just-moved-to-texas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-get-your-license-and-register-to-vote Blaise Gainey