The governor said the teams will help find, arrest and deport people who entered the country illegally and have active warrants for their arrests.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday morning asked the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, to deploy tactical strike teams to "support the Trump Administration’s homeland security operations to locate and arrest criminal illegal immigrants in the state.

The Houston Police Department is investigating after two people were injured when an elderly man suffered a medical emergency and crashed into a business.

Two on Texas' Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List were arrested in Houston and Mesquite for charges including indecency with a child and sexual assault.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to deploy tactical strike teams to support the Trump administration’s border security and homeland security operations to locate and arrest criminal illegal foreign nationals living in Texas.

Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that Texas Department of Public Safety operations are expected to “expand in coming days” as part of immigration enforcement efforts.

The Texas DPS increases the reward to $6,000 for information on the 1981 cold case murder of Karen Lynn Douglas.

An adult male, identified as one of Texas' 10 Most Wanted fugitives, has been arrested for murder following a successful warrant service. The arrest took place in

The Texas Department of Public Safety advises preparation and caution as winter storms bring extreme weather conditions like freezing rain, ice, and snow, especially impacting northeast Houston and surrounding areas.

As part of a nationwide crackdown against immigrants who may be in the U.S. without legal status, agents took to several Texas cities Sunday.

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