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Texas DPS

Under Operation Lone Star, Texas State Police More than Doubled Their Drone Fleet

The Department of Public Safety has acquired an army of unmanned aerial vehicles—nearly as large as the U.S. Border Patrol's.

by Francesca D’Annunzio

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Prosecutors Drop Only Criminal Cases from Hays County Airbnb Raid

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Texas’ AI-Powered Surveillance Arsenal Has Ballooned. Proposed Laws Provide Few Guardrails.

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Abbott’s Border Splurge

by Justin Miller

Jan 14, 2025

The Border Propagandist

Jaeson Jones, a former DPS captain-turned-MAGA influencer, is helping lay the groundwork for mass deportations and conflict with Mexico.

by Francesca D’Annunzio, Melissa del Bosque, and Monica Camacho

Oct 04, 2013

DPS Checkpoints Create Fear, Havoc in the Rio Grande Valley

by Melissa del Bosque

Aerial photo of the West explosion site taken several days after blast. Aug 26, 2013

State Agencies Meet Resistance in Policing Fertilizer Industry

by Priscila Mosqueda and Forrest Wilder

Inside this month's print issue

With Primary Field Still in Flux, James Talarico Pitches His Big Tent Revival

"I'm not interested in tearing down my fellow Democrats, because we are all on the same team ... but I think that I've got a compelling case to make."

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The Magazine

A DPS Helicopter Sniper Kills Two Men on Border Highway

by Melissa del Bosque

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