Overview
- The Texas Department of Public Safety has told the North Texas Tollway Authority it will not renew the interlocal contract that placed state troopers on NTTA-managed toll roads.
- DPS leadership says the decision is final and driven by a need to keep the agency free to deploy personnel and resources across the state.
- DPS will continue to provide traffic enforcement and crash investigation on NTTA roads at no cost during a managed transition while local agencies arrange long-term coverage.
- Troopers now assigned to tollway patrols are being reassigned to other duty stations, which shifts responsibility for routine patrols to municipal police and county sheriff’s offices.
- The change affects patrols on some of North Texas’ busiest corridors and requires NTTA and local agencies to secure new agreements to avoid gaps in response and enforcement for drivers.