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The Texas DPSOA and the Texas DPSTF would like to thank our friends at Wyatt Ranches Foundation for their extremely generous donation of $50,000, making them a Founding Partner. Wyatt Ranches in the news: Wyatt Ranches Foundation donates over $525k to area organizations

Click Here to Make a Donation On April 8th, 2021 for unclear reasons, an employee of the Kent Moore Cabinet Company in Bryan, Texas opened fire with a handgun on his co-workers which resulted in the death of one individual and the serious injury of several others. Officers from multiple agencies, including Texas DPS, responded to the scene to provide assistance, but the suspect had escaped from the area prior to police arrival. Fairly quickly, a white male suspect in the shootings was identifi...

Trooper Chad Walker was ambushed while responding to a motorist assist in Limestone County near Mexia, Texas on March 26, 2021. The suspect fired at Trooper Walker before he was able to stop his vehicle, striking him in the head and abdomen. The suspect fled the scene and was later found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot. Trooper Walker was transported to Baylor Scott & White – Hillcrest Hospital in Waco. He succumbed to his injuries on March 29, 2021. Trooper Walker was a member of B...

The Texas DPSOA is proud to announce that we are partnering with Texas True Blue Coffee Company. Proceeds will go towards funding our Memorial Highway Signs project. ABOUT TEXAS TRUE BLUE COFFEE COMPANYTexas True Blue Coffee Company is all about the men and women that don a uniform, a gun, and a badge. As they go out the door they leave their family behind to safeguard the community they live in. It is about each of them that are willing to run towards danger and gunfire. They put themse...

Texas DPSOA is pleased to announce that we have raised the money to pay for all the Highway Memorial signs. https://texasdpsoa.com/dps-tro...

The Texas DPSOA recently received this amazingly heartfelt letter from a supporter! We love our community and are proud to serve you all. No matter the situation, we will always be there to protect you. Thank you so much for your continued support!

Trooper Moises Sanchez End of Watch - August 24, 2019 At approximately 8:45 p.m. on April 6, 2019, Trooper Sanchez approached a two-vehicle crash scene in Edinburg. The driver of one of the vehicles fled the scene and later shot Trooper Sanchez. The suspect was captured and will now face the charge of Capital Murder. In the months following the shooting, Trooper Sanchez and his family received an outpouring of support by countless members of the public, fellow law enforcement partne...