The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced today its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaigns will kick off on Wednesday, Dec. 23. DPS is reminding drivers to celebrate the holiday season responsibly by practicing safe driving habits and obeying all traffic laws.
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers Out in Force This Holiday Season
SAN ANGELO, TX – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced Monday its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaigns will kick off on Wednesday, Dec. 23. DPS is reminding drivers to celebrate the holiday season responsibly by practicing safe driving habits and obeying all traffic laws.
“Another year is drawing to a close, and while there are many reasons to celebrate, we must all remember to do so responsibly to help keep our roadways safe,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “DPS Troopers will increase patrols over the holidays, as will many of our fellow law enforcement partners across the state, and we will be on the lookout for drivers not obeying the law and endangering others. Public safety is our top priority, and we encourage all drivers to put safety first as you celebrate this holiday season.”
APD to hold holiday No Refusal DWI initiative through January 3
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The initiative will run nightly from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m. until Sunday, Jan. 3.
APD says that as of Dec. 17, the department has responded to 86 traffic fatalities this year compared to 82 at the same time in 2019.
APD says the focus of this initiative is to proactively encourage drivers to make responsible decisions, enforce DWI laws, and to apply for blood search warrants for suspects who refuse to provide breath or blood specimen as required by law.
The department says it is continuing to work to address safety on our roadways and waterways to keep that number from climbing even higher before the New Year. The effort is in partnership with grants provided by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and no-refusal funding through the City of Austin Transportation Department.
In this year’s installment of its annual Highway Boondoggles report, U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group warn of billions of dollars in proposed spending on unnecessary highway projects that would divide our communities, deprive transit of scarce funds, and pollute our air and water. Below is the second of seven installments detailing these harmful projects.
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The Texas Department of Transportation is currently reviewing plans for a major expansion to a 23-mile section of Loop 1604, a suburban highway loop that encircles San Antonio. The project, which would expand Loop 1604 between state Highway 16 and Interstate 35 north of the city, includes four to six additional lanes along the entire length of roadway, new frontage roads and a five-level interchange with Interstate 10. This $1.36 billion expansion, while likely failing to solve local congestion problems
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