A South Texas man has been arrested by agents of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) on charges related to the theft of name-brand distilled spirits being shipped within the state.

Texas cold case was solved when David Paul Cady Jr. was indicted for the murder of Mary Moore Searight using DNA evidence matched through the DPS.

This week, top Republican leaders expressed a desire to to amend the state's strict abortion laws to clarify when doctors can perform the procedure.

TEXAS - The Texas Department of Public Safety says they've cracked the 1996 cold case murder of an elderly woman in North Texas. The victim has a connection to Austin, and you may have seen her name before. On August 18, 1996, Mary Moore Searight, 86, was found in her Paris, Texas, home by a caretaker.

Federal authorities conducted enforcement operations in the Austin area over the weekend, just days after President Trump began his second term and vowed to crack down on immigration. Driving the news: A spokesperson with U.

Modern DNA testing led to an arrest of David Paul Cady Jr. in connection with the 1996 murder of Mary Moore Searight, the namesake of an Austin park.

SAN ANTONIO — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday that DPS operations are expected to expand within the coming days. Abbott posted that Texas DPS troopers and special agents have been deployed to assist President Trump's Homeland Security Investigations in "targeting and removing illegal immigrants."

The new facility will be comprised of three buildings, specializing in enhanced training for all levels of TDCJ staff.

As part of a nationwide crackdown against immigrants who may be in the U.S. without legal status, agents took to several Texas cities Sunday.

Greg Casar said the office has contacted federal authorities for more information but had not yet received details. A spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett also said that federal law enforcement had not shared details of the operations with them despite their requests.

Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that Texas Department of Public Safety operations are expected to “expand in coming days” as part of immigration enforcement efforts.