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The Texas Highway Patrol is a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety and is the largest state-level law enforcement agency in the U.S. state of Texas.The patrol's primary duties are enforcement of state traffic laws and commercial vehicle regulation, but it is a fully empowered police agency with authority to enforce criminal law anywhere in the state.
US 54 begins at an intersection with Loop 375 in El Paso and travels northeast to the New Mexico state line. US 54 again enters Texas near Nara Visa, New Mexico, and travels due northeast through the Texas Panhandle to the Oklahoma state line at Texhoma. US 57: 98.1 [2] 157.9 Mexican border at Eagle Pass: I-35 near Moore: 1970 [2] current
The Highway Patrol Division is the unit of the department most frequently seen by citizens. Uniformed troopers of the highway patrol are responsible for enforcing traffic and criminal law, usually in unincorporated areas, and serve as the uniformed Texas state police.
The Texas State Highway system was established in 1917 to create a structured network of roads that would enhance connectivity and support economic development across the state. The initial system included 22 state highways, many of which followed pre-existing trails and trade routes.
The design has no black background on their U.S. Highway shield. It is instead designed with a white shield with a black outline. Centered on the top are the letters "US". Some states that are part of the Appalachian Development Highway System feature U.S. Highway signs with blue numbers on a white shield, set against a blue background.
Texas experienced a decrease in the number of motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2022 compared with 2021. The 2022 death toll of 4,481 was a decrease of 0.36% from the 4,497 deaths recorded in 2021.
Texas led the nation in rural roadway deaths in 2022. U.S. Department of Transportation has $198 billion backlog of rural road repairs, improvements Texas had more rural roadway fatalities than ...
The scope of the Texas State Highways project will include all of the highways in Texas that are built and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), to include the highways part of the United States Numbered Highways or the Interstate Highway System. The scope of the project will also include all toll roads not operated by ...