Tag Archives: DPS
Lawmakers Killed a Plan to Shut Down 87 Driver’s Licenses Offices. That’s Good News for Voters.
The DPS proposed to close “inefficient” driver’s licenses office in mainly rural areas, even though it would have created an extra hurdle for voters to get state-required photo ID.
In a victory for Texas voters on Wednesday, a panel of state lawmakers unanimously killed a proposal to shutter up to 87 “inefficient” Department of Public ...Read More
Senator Rodríguez Demands Answers on Flood-Related Oil Spills
In a letter sent to three state agencies on Wednesday, El Paso State Senator José Rodríguez demanded an explanation for the “apparent lack of response” to...Read More
Mission Impossible: Getting Answers from the Texas DPS
While reporting my 8,000-word feature on the Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter shooting of two undocumented men over the last year, I tried repeatedl...Read More
Full Video of DPS Helicopter Shooting
Full unedited video of the October 2012 DPS helicopter shooting....Read More
Death on Sevenmile Road
The rush to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border has tragic consequences in Texas.
Beefing up border security means an increasingly military-style presence on the ground and in the air. The Observer investigates a surge that puts immigr...Read More
Texas DPS Officer Shoots at Unarmed Vehicle
With increased border militarization, South Texas is becoming a dangerous place for unarmed immigrants. ...Read More
Texas Has Issued Seven Times More Auctioneers’ Licenses than Voter ID Cards
Very, very few Texans have gotten election identification certificates (EIC), the new state-issued form of photo ID for those who don’t have it—340 Texans, ...Read More
Dewhurst: ‘Someone’s Going to Get Hurt’ in Border Surge
In an interview with a tea party radio show, David Dewhurst described the surge of DPS and National Guard to the border with menacing bravado....Read More
Rick Perry Sends Troops to the Border. Now What?
Rick Perry announced a new National Guard operation along the border today that seems mostly intended to give him cover with his base....Read More