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DPS to Increase Enforcement for the Holidays

3 years 4 months ago

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced today its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaigns kicked off on Wednesday, Dec. 23. DPS is reminding drivers to celebrate the holiday season responsibly by practicing safe driving habits and obeying all traffic laws.

Practice fire safety this holiday season

3 years 4 months ago

COLLEGE STATION, Texas— Increased wildfire potential is expected across much of the state early this week due to approaching dry cold fronts and high temperatures. Dry fuel conditions will expand north from the southern Hill Country into the Rolling Plains, southern High Plains, eastern Hill Country and Cross Timbers regions this week, aligning with the pre- and post-frontal winds to create an increase in potential wildfire activity.

Texas extends rental assistance program designed to avoid evictions until March 15

3 years 4 months ago

The Texas Supreme Court has extended its emergency eviction relief program for tenants behind on rent through at least March 15, postponing the program’s expiration date by a month and a half.

Lawsuit would overturn EPA approval of Dicamba

3 years 4 months ago

The EPA failed to ensure that dicamba can be used safely when it issued a five-year approval of the weedkiller, said a lawsuit that asks a federal appeals court in San Francisco to vacate the EPA registration of the herbicide. Foes say dicamba is overly prone to evaporate from where it is sprayed and to drift onto neighboring fields, orchards, gardens and trees.

Sam Holbrooks: Thinking Out Loud

3 years 4 months ago

The winter of 1777 had been an especially harsh one in Pennsylvania, and the War for Independence was not going well. The British had just captured the U.S. capitol in Philadelphia, turning back the ragged band of beleaguered volunteers of the Continental Army. Eleven thousand of them survived to retreat to nearby Valley Forge.

Local DPS Making A Difference in West Texas

3 years 4 months ago

Kloe Lawler has wanted to be a state trooper for a little over two years now. For Christmas in 2018, she received her first “uniform” and her mom looked all over social media for a state trooper who would be willing to meet with Kloe for a few minutes, maybe even let them buy their coffee at Starbucks or somewhere else. This is when Kloe connected with Sgt Bill Robles of the Brownfield DPS office.