Probes follow departure of two high-level DPS employees

Houston — The Houston Chronicle is reporting; Two separate criminal investigations into contracting irregularities at the Texas Department of Public Safety are being pursued by Travis County prosecutors.

The criminal inquiries come in the wake of state and federal audits that raised issues with the way DPS handled Homeland Security funds. To read more on this story, head to The Houston Chronicle's website: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Prosecutors-probing-Texas-DPS-contracting-problems-3708442.php