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Texas Rangers Investigating Sid Miller’s State-Paid Trips
Posted on · Texas’ agriculture commissioner is facing a Texas Rangers investigation over the use of taxpayer funds to pay for two out-of-state trips.
Posted on · Texas’ agriculture commissioner is facing a Texas Rangers investigation over the use of taxpayer funds to pay for two out-of-state trips.
Posted on · Leaders in Texas are convinced the federal government isn’t doing enough to secure the U.S.-Mexico Border. They have approved spending nearly $1 billion over the next two years to aid the effort. But money may not solve the problem.
Posted on · The Immigration and Border Security subcommittee is asking whether the recent surge of undocumented immigrants along the southwest border is "the new normal."
Posted on · Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia will appear in a Waller County courtroom on March 23 for his arraignment on a perjury charge related to his arrest of Sandra Bland, according to the county clerk
Posted on · Brian Encinia, charged with perjury in the arrest of Sandra Bland, has turned himself in to authorities and is now out on bail.
Posted on · A grand jury in Waller County has indicted Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Brian Encinia with the misdemeanor charge of perjury. DPS announced it will terminate the trooper.
Posted on · A lot of drivers never notice the phone number, but among those who do, there’s been some misinformation.
Posted on · As Houstonians hit the road this week to travel in and out of town, visiting family and friends over holidays, this seems like an excellent time to be reminded of some of the rules of the road on Houston's highways and byways. It's an especially good time to freshen up on what to do and […]
Posted on · Black drivers stopped by the Texas Department of Public Safety are more likely to be searched than white drivers. And white drivers are more likely to be released with a warning. That's according to an analysis of DPS data on its traffic stops from 2003 to 2014. The Austin American-Statesman reported late last month (Nov. […]
Posted on · State lawmakers are pushing for reforms after Sandra Bland’s death at the Waller County Jail led to a national debate about police tactics and jail practices, specifically the treatment of inmates who reveal a suicide attempt.
Posted on · On Tuesday, the family of Sandra Bland filed a federal lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety, a state trooper, two jailers and the Waller County Jail in connection with Bland's death while in jail custody following her July 10 arrest. Bland's family say they still haven't received enough answers about her death and […]
Posted on · On Tuesday, the family of Sandra Bland filed a federal lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety, a state trooper, two jailers and the Waller County Jail in connection with Blandâs death while in jail custody following her July 10Â arrest. Blandâs family say they still havenât received enough answers about her death and […]
Posted on · We've probably all had an experience like this in Houston traffic: another driver takes issue with something you've done – or they think you've done behind the wheel – and they can't seem to let it go with a just simple honk of the horn. Maybe they pull up alongside you screaming – like what […]
Posted on · In June, METRO investigated 17 accidents involving its light rail lines. The accidents involved cars, pedestrians and a bike. Two pedestrians were killed. Those 17 incidents were the most crashes in any month since the agency began rail service in 2004. And while a one-month spike is probably a classic definition of a small sample […]
Posted on · Now through July 7, the Texas Department of Public Safety will have more state troopers on the Lone Star State’s roadways. The increased presence is designed, in part, to discourage or catch drunk drivers. Repeat DWI offenders can find themselves in Harris County’s SOBER Court (Save Ourselves By Education and Recovery). It’s one of a […]