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Texas authorities request public help on the unsolved 2001 murder of Jimmy Schuessler. A $6,000 reward is offered for ...

Human skeletal remains found in Bandera County, Texas, prompt an investigation by local sheriff's deputies and Texas Rangers.

Governor Greg Abbott ordered state troopers and National Guard troops to Austin ahead of a planned antifa-linked protest to ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the deployment of personnel and tactical assets from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday he will deploy Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Texas National Guard ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that he will deploy the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard to ...