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Law enforcement will lead a procession for fallen Texas State Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez — who died Saturday in Lubbock ...

Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez, a Texas DPS trooper and U.S. Army veteran, has died after being hit by a vehicle while on duty ...

Texas DPS Trooper Ramirez Vasquez passed away after being hit by a vehicle during an on-duty crash investigation.

Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez, 25, died from injuries after being struck by a vehicle while investigating a crash in ...

ONEIDA TWP. — The wife of a Lake Odessa firefighter and two of the couple's children were killed in a Sept. 27 crash ...

A young Texas Highway Patrol trooper died over the weekend after he was wounded while investigating a car crash. The Texas ...

Meet Stan and Susan a brother and sister pair looking for forever homes. Stan and Susan are cattle dog shepherd mixes, smart ...

Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez was working a crash scene in Notrees when he was struck by a vehicle while ...

Vasquez lost his life over the weekend due to severe injuries he sustained in a crash on Sept. 17 along State Highway 302 in Ector County.

A look at where 78th state House candidates Gina Johnsen, of Lake Odessa, and Christine Terpening, of Vermontville, stand on ...

The Department of Public Safety said one of its troopers injured while investigating another traffic crash died on Saturday.