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Possible Termination For Trooper In Body Cavity Search

A female trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety may soon lose her job after conducting the body cavity searches of two women on the side of the road in Irving.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/01/30

A person fans out $20 bills. (credit: Getty Images/Jay Directo/AFP)

Texas Emergency Chief Gets $223,000 In Deal

The Texas chief of emergency management was paid his $223,000 salary during the last fiscal year through a complicated, previously undisclosed arrangement in which he was not considered a state government employee.

2013/01/28

2nd Trooper Suspended After Irving Cavity Search

The Texas DPS has suspended a second state trooper in connection with the controversial roadside body cavity search of two women in Irving. The incident was caught on video.

2013/01/03

The badge and uniform of a Texas State trooper. (FILE) (credit: Getty Images/Chris Hondros)

TxDOT Holiday P.A.S.S. Encourages Sober Driving

Law enforcement officials across the state want you to treat yourself to a Holiday P.A.S.S. TxDOT is encouraging that everyone have a Person Appointed to Stay Sober this holiday season.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/12/21

Driver License Mega Centers To Open In Dallas

The Texas Department of Public Safety opened a new Driver License Mega Center in Pflugerville on Tuesday. Two similar locations are expected to open in the Dallas-Fort Worth area by the end of January 2013.

2012/10/30

Funeral Set For State Trooper Who Collapsed

Services will be held Tuesday in the Dallas area for a 67-year-old Texas trooper who collapsed and died during a physical readiness test.

2012/10/08

Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitive Rickey Lynn Johnson has been captured. (credit: Texas Dept. of Public Safety)

Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Caught In Dallas

A Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive is off Dallas streets, thanks to an anonymous tip.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/09/13

PD: Dozens Of Shots Fired At Chase Suspect, Officer On Leave

It was an early morning August 31 police chase that ended with the shooting death of a 25-year-old man. New details of the chase reveal dozens of shots fired at the suspect and has led to a Garland police officer being placed on leave.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/09/11

Garland Police Shoot & Kill Suspect After Chase

A 25-year-old man was shot and killed by an officer with the Garland Police Department early Friday morning in Mesquite after the suspect rammed a squad car following a chase.

2012/08/31

Texas Highway Patrol Museum Closing

The embattled Texas Highway Patrol Museum in San Antonio will close in a court settlement reached with the state.

2012/08/29

A row of jail cells sit empty. (credit: AP Photo)

Galveston Man Gets Jail For DPS Hacking

A hacker who pleaded guilty to targeting Texas Department of Public Safety computers in February has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.

2012/08/27

Both drivers were arrested after a wrong-way crash in Dallas when they were both found to be intoxicated on August 14, 2012. (credit: KTVT/KTXA)

Both Drivers Arrested After Wrong-Way Crash

Two people were hurt after another wrong-way car crash on the Dallas North Tollway early Tuesday morning. Both drivers are being charged with driving while intoxicated.

2012/08/14