SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) hosted the 2025 Texas Targeted Violence Prevention and Behavioral Threat Management Conference this week at the Hilton Palacio del Rio. The event, held from January 13 to 15, gathered over 350 stakeholders nationwide to discuss strategies for mitigating targeted violence and terrorism.
“Targeted violence and terrorism could happen any day, at any moment, anywhere, which makes it more important than ever that we come together to learn the warning signs and how we can work together to prevent them,” said DPS Colonel Freeman F. Martin. The conference aimed to provide training and education to key groups critical in safeguarding communities from such threats, according to a press release from the DPS.
Attendees included officials from local, state, federal, and tribal levels, law enforcement personnel, mental health and legal professionals, and representatives from various organizations, including faith-based groups, schools, and Fortune 500 companies from 19 states. The conference featured lectures and breakout sessions led by experts from DPS and other organizations like the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Secret Service, and Texas Education Agency…