TxDPS - Southeast Texas Region

May marks the start of National Motorcycle Safety Month 🏍️, a time to remind everyone how important it is to share the road safely. By staying alert 🚗 and driving responsibly, Texans can help protect our fellow riders and keep our roadways safer for everyone. 🚦

@TxDPSSoutheast is currently accepting applications for a full-time License Specialist for our Driver License Division (DLD) out of the #Orange Office. Interested applicants can apply online by visiting the link below 👇 bit.ly/42E8q5T Closing Date: May 5, 2026

🚨RUN W/ A TEXAS STATE TROOPER🚨 🗓️ May 18th @ 9AM 📍Lumberton City Park - FM 421 JOIN OUR TEAM!! 📞 Contact Corporal Brewster for more details 409-734-7369.

HARRIS COUNTY: You can’t outrun the Highway Patrol 🚓👀 Watch as a speeding driver attempts to flee from Troopers and @houstonpolice. He quickly learned that our Troopers will keep pace, safely end the pursuit, and put suspects in custody. #TXDPSSETX

🚨Flashback Friday: Texas Highway Patrol🚨 Same Mission. Built on Tradition. Stay tuned every Friday.

🚨CHAMBERS COUNTY TRAFFIC ALERT🚨 I-10 eastbound just east of SH 124 is closed due a crash involving an 18-wheeler. Traffic is being diverted to SH 73. #KnowBeforeYouGo

Following a 2-day operation in Houston, DPS CID - alongside our local and state partners - made a major impact in the fight against dangerous narcotics trafficking. Great work by everyone involved in this investigation. #TxDPSSETX

Drink. Drive. Go to Jail. 🚫🍻🚓 Drinking and driving leads to one of two places: jail or the morgue. Don’t risk your life—or the lives of others in our community—by getting behind the wheel after drinking. It is simply not worth it. #DriveSober #EndTheStreakTX #TxDPSSETX

🚨Flashback Friday: Texas Highway Patrol🚨 Different Era. Same Mission. Built on Tradition. Stay tuned every Friday.

👏👏Put your paws together for the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) newest K-9 teams! 👏👏 Today, DPS graduated eight new teams and two certified K-9 Tech Trainers, who will now deploy across the state to protect and serve our communities. bit.ly/3OI2vJL

DPS Air Pilots and Troopers recently took a break from their normal duties and visited the Cactus Jack Cagle Community Center in North Houston to spend time with the Girl Scouts Troop #106214. 🚁💙 A great time was had by all! Thank You for the invite! #TxDPSSETX

YOU CAN’T OUTRUN THE HIGHWAY PATROL 🏃🏻💨 Texas DPS Troopers in Liberty County located a stolen truck, but when they attempted a traffic stop, the suspect decided to run. Don’t bother running. You’ll only catch more charges. Be safe, Southeast Texas! 🚓

Troopers were proud to take part in the DPS Foundation Clay Tournament hosted by DPSOA in support of the Department. It was a great day of friendly competition, teamwork and camaraderie. A great time was had by all. #TxDPSSETX #DPSOA #ClayShooting

💥DYK in 2025 there were 25 fatalities due to passing with insufficient clearance and fail to pass to the left safely ! For more information take a look at the passing requirements in the Texas Transportation Code here 👇 statutes.capitol.texas.gov/?tab=1&code=TN… #TXDPSSETX #SafeDriving

$5,000 REWARD AVAILABLE 💰👀 Christopher Domingo Carrillo, a child sex predator from Amarillo, has been added to Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders List. He is wanted out of Potter Co. for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements and Deaf Smith Co.

💥Air Ops Tuesday💥 DPS Air Support 🚁 assisted @Pct4Constable in the apprehension of a murder suspect who fled the scene in a vehicle. Our aircrew tracked from above and relayed critical information to ground units. Strong Coordination. Strong Communication. #AirOpsTuesday

🚓📞 Honoring Our Telecommunicators this week from April 12 - April 18! Behind every emergency call is a calm, steady voice guiding people through some of the most difficult moments of their lives. 👏 Thank you for everything you do. We appreciate you today and every day.

INCREASED REWARD OFFERED IN COLLEGE STUDENT’S COLD CASE MURDER The Texas Rangers are seeking new tips in the 1997 murder of 22-year-old Brent Alan Gutheinz in North Texas. To learn more about Gutheinz’s case, and how to submit a tip, visit: bit.ly/3ODRGs2.

Please join us in congratulating Sgt. Gary Wright on his retirement from the Texas Department of Public Safety after 29 years of dedicated and distinguished service. Throughout his career, Sgt. Wright exemplified our mission of courtesy, service, and protection.

🚨 You might not see them, but they see everything. Texas DPS is actively patrolling our waterways, stopping crime before it reaches our communities. From highways to open water, the mission never stops. 👀 something suspicious? Say something. #TxDPSSETX #ProtectAndServeTexas