Texas Department of Public Safety

Time’s up for Texans who need to renew their driver licenses and vehicle registrations. 

If your license expired during the pandemic, it’s time to renew. Appointments are required for in-person renewals and some North Texans say it can be a struggle to find an open spot.

A Texas State Trooper is in critical condition after being shot pursuing a person suspected of opening fire at a business park in Bryan Thursday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five others, the Texas Department of Public Safety says.

A Texas State Trooper is in stable condition after being shot pursuing a person suspected of opening fire at a business park in Central Texas Thursday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five others, the Texas Department of Public Safety says. NBC 5’s Scott Gordon reports.

Thousands of people are remembering a Texas state trooper who was killed in the line of duty. A memorial service was held Wednesday for Trooper Chad Walker at a high school football stadium in his hometown of Groesbeck. The 38-year-old was shot March 26 during a traffic stop near the town of Mexia, about 75 miles southeast of Dallas. Authorities...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has asked all Texas law enforcement officers to turn on their red and blue flashing lights for one minute at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 1 to honor slain Texas State Trooper Chad Walker.

A Texas State Trooper shot Friday night near Mexia has “no viable brain activity” and is currently on life support so that his organs can be donated, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Gov. Greg Abbott is heading to the Texas-Mexico border Tuesday to highlight security efforts amid a mounting humanitarian crisis.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) says he witnessed people crossing the Texas-Mexico border Tuesday and said Mexican drug cartels are flooding the border with women and children to overwhelm the Border Patrol to make it easier to smuggle drugs into the country.

Dallas police say the Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a shooting in Old East Dallas Wednesday. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports from the 1700 block of Hunnicut Road.

This week, the Texas Department of Public Safety launched a new, easier to use driver license website.

A 2-year-old boy that police say was abducted by his father Tuesday night and was the subject of an Amber Alert was found unharmed and returned to his mother Wednesday afternoon. The boy’s father, meanwhile, has been taken into police custody on an outstanding warrant.

An Amber Alert is in effect for a missing 2-year-old boy from Celina who police say was abducted by his father Tuesday night. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen reports with the latest.

An Amber Alert was issued overnight for a missing 2-year-old boy from Celina who police say was abducted by his father Tuesday night.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding the public the waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses and identification cards ends on April 14, 2021.

Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety have released the Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan 2021-2025, the state’s framework for establishing homeland security priorities and focusing its efforts to develop, sustain, and employ homeland security capabilities.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is offering extended office hours at participating driver license offices across the state, beginning in 2021. Starting Jan. 4, office hours at the designated offices will be expanded to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Current business hours at those offices are 8 a.m….

There was new reaction Thursday to a Texas Department of Public Safety plan and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s critique of rising violent crime.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has announced Saturday appointment availability through the end of the year.