After the credible threat at the Texas Capitol this weekend and the assassinations of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, Gov. Abbott said those things can never be allowed to happen in Texas.

The Texas Department of Safety has arrested a man in connection with a “credible threat toward state legislators” attending Saturday's protest.

Robert Bowers, 45, was arrested for threatening Texas lawmakers and possessing a firearm; no bail set. He's linked to the "No Kings" Austin protest. The Capitol was evacuated but resumed after DPS secured the area.

Over 2,000 troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety and over 5,000 Texas National Guard soldiers have been deployed across the state ahead of

The crash involved two 18-wheelers traveling on I-10 exit FM 1132 in Vidor at around 11:30 a.m. VIDOR, Texas — The Vidor Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating an 18-wheeler crash that caused a multi-car pile up in Vidor Sunday morning.

Twenty-five migrants were found Wednesday crammed inside a box truck as temperatures flirted near triple-digits in deep South Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

A Houston woman was arrested after the Texas Department of Public Safety discovered 25 illegal immigrants in the back of a box truck she was driving. (Texas Department of Public Safety)

The Texas Department of Public Safety seized $160,000 while working Operation Lone Star, authorities said. The seizure occurred at about 1 a.m. June 7 on mile marker 18 of Interstate 35 when a trooper pulled over a maroon Ford pickup for a traffic violation.