Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) have released the Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan for 2026-2030. The plan sets out a framework to guide homeland security efforts across Texas, updating the previous strategy from 2021-2025. This new version addresses changing threats and hazards and aims to improve statewide prevention, protection, response, and recovery related to attacks and disasters.
“Protecting Texas from a broad range of threats and vulnerabilities is a critical mission that continues to evolve,” said Governor Greg Abbott. “The Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan provides a comprehensive and updated framework to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from attacks, disasters and other emerging threats. I commend the Texas Department of Public Safety for its leadership and dedication to ensuring the safety, security and resilience of our state. Through strong coordination and shared responsibility, we will continue to keep Texas the best state to raise a family, start a business and live a safe and prosperous life.”
“It’s no secret that Texas is facing the most diverse and significant homeland security threats of our lifetime, so it is more important today than ever that our state has every tool and resource needed to mitigate and respond to any type of attack or disaster,” said DPS Colonel Freeman F. Martin. “I want to thank members of the newly created DPS Homeland Security Division, along with countless homeland security subject matter experts from partner organizations, who carefully developed this new strategy. Through their work, our state is setting the course for a stronger, more secure and safer future.”
The plan includes three main sections: Purpose and Principles; The Texas Homeland Security Environment; Goals and Objectives. The first section describes the purpose of the strategy as well as its guiding principles for homeland security in Texas. The second section outlines current challenges faced by the state such as threats, vulnerabilities, consequences, trends, as well as an overview of hazards in today’s environment. The third section details six goals with 31 objectives and 158 priority actions that will guide homeland security priorities over five years.
According to information on the official website, DPS operates statewide providing services such as driver licensing, vehicle inspections, crime records management, highway patrol operations, emergency management support during disasters or emergencies as well as community education programs focused on public safety.
The full text of the strategic plan is available on the DPS website.
