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3 Feb 2015, 6:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In addition to those resources, the Office of Court Administration in December published a report titled "Asset Forfeiture in Texas: DPS and County Interactions" (pdf) which Grits would add to Kloster's recommendations, at least for a Texas-specific audience. [read post]
13 Mar 2015, 3:38 pm by James
Local authorities are asking anyone with information on this accident to call the Garland or Tyler, Texas, DPS offices. [read post]
10 Aug 2010, 5:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
This morning the Texas House Public Safety Committee will meet to discuss a pair of Interim Charges that may interest Grits readers.Interim Charge #3: Monitor the Driver Responsibility Program and consider methods for overall improvement of the program.Interim Charge #4: Study the statutory definition, duties, and authority of a Texas peace officer.The Legislature doesn't need to do anything for the Driver Responsibility rules recently proposed in the Texas Register… [read post]
29 Jan 2024, 2:15 pm by Michael Lowe
In news reports, Midland County Sheriff David Criner noted that this was a joint effort between several local police departments as well as state agencies (including the DPS). [read post]
16 Jun 2008, 3:48 am
Never mind the warrants should be unconstitutional, and clearly violate Texas law. [read post]
1 Nov 2016, 7:15 am by Gritsforbreakfast
 At the request of court officials in those counties, cases pending trial that were worked by Chris Youngkin will be reanalyzed by another DPS forensic scientist, according to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety.Benching Youngkin doesn't eliminate the problem, though, because he is still part of the chain of custody for blood samples collected in thousands of DWI cases.The analyst's "credibility came into question over a 2013 lab error that… [read post]
17 Feb 2015, 7:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The editorial page editor for the Corpus Christi Caller Times argued Sunday that DPS should let local police patrol the Rio Grande Valley. [read post]
10 Mar 2013, 11:18 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(Confusingly, but importantly, there is also an administrative indigence program at DPS through which surcharges may be reduced, but not entirely waived.) [read post]
26 Oct 2021, 4:52 am
Fourth, if your license is suspended by the DPS or a court, you will need an occupational driver's license. [read post]
23 Nov 2014, 9:55 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"Not to beat a dead horse, but how does the state 1) double the billion-dollar border surge, 2) shift highway money from DPS to roads, 3) constitutionally index spending increases to inflation and population growth, and 4) cut taxes? [read post]
26 Nov 2013, 1:14 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa put drug task forces under DPS management and the agency implemented performance measures of just the sort the report advocates. [read post]
7 Nov 2016, 1:08 pm by Ron Voyles & Associates
A little background, this scientist performed blood analysis in drug and DWI cases for the DPS crime lab in north Texas. [read post]
7 Nov 2016, 1:08 pm by Ron Voyles & Associates
A little background, this scientist performed blood analysis in drug and DWI cases for the DPS crime lab in north Texas. [read post]
17 Jun 2020, 11:46 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Other than Texas DPS, whose jurisdiction and governance issues differ significantly from local departments, the legislature has little to do with setting law-enforcement budgets.So, what more substantive reforms might go into a state-level George Floyd Act in Texas? [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 4:00 pm
There are many computer aided programs that are used by expert witnesses and also by the DPS to assist them in their reconstruction of the crash. [read post]
17 Apr 2008, 7:54 am
Parsons wore a seat belt, the DPS reported, but his injuries were severe. [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 3:56 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
I was interested to learn that "TDCJ submits the state identification number of probationers to DPS each day to determine whether probationers were arrested," but nearly half of Texas probation departments do not monitor that data. [read post]