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.

DPS has not released the name of the man, who it said was arrested on a misdemeanor traffic charge Saturday afternoon and taken in for questioning. A gun in the man's possession was seized, DPS said in a Monday afternoon news release.

The Texas Department of Public Safety says a concerned citizen contacted local authorities to report a man was “on his way to the protest,” at the State Capitol in Austin Saturday and

A man was arrested after DPS identified a “credible threat” toward legislators attending Saturday’s “No Kings” protest at the Texas State Capitol.

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.

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.

Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed thousands of Texas National Guard troops and Department of Public Safety troopers across the state ahead of a wave of immigration protests expected this weekend.

Governor Greg Abbott mobilizes Texas National Guard and DPS to prevent unrest at anticipated anti-ICE protests.