DALLAS — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday he is directing the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to expand the Texas Repeat Offender Task Force into the Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin metropolitan areas.
The initiative, which launched in the Houston area in October 2025, is a joint operation between federal, state, and local law enforcement designed to target and arrest violent perpetrators who frequently reoffend.
“I am directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to immediately expand the Texas Repeat Offender Task Force to the Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin metropolitan areas,” Abbott said in a statement. “Targeting these dangerous perpetrators reduces crime, increases safety, and better protects Texans.”
Proven Results in Houston
Since its inception, the task force has led to the arrest of 728 repeat offenders. Of those, 455 were identified as high-threat offenders, according to Governor Abbott…