A new statewide program is giving sexual assault survivors the ability to collect and test DNA evidence without having to file a police report, according to a press release from the Texas Department ...

Officials say the money will help process evidence faster, giving prosecutors stronger tools to solve crimes and hold ...

AUSTIN, Texas — DNA kits that were supposed to be heading to a Texas Department of Public Safety crime lab from San Antonio ended up in the Texas sun under a mailbox. Clint Hudler contacted KVUE ...

AUSTIN The Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Crime Laboratory Division announces the implementation of the state’s new Limited Consent for DNA Testing Program for sexual assault survivors. The ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Thousands of criminal cases across Texas are on hold as the Texas Department of Public Safety waits to test crucial DNA evidence, an ABC13 investigation reveals. It's not a surprise.

The funding will help the agency deal with a backlog of tests for things like untested rape kits.