{"id":4845,"date":"2026-06-17T23:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4845"},"modified":"2026-06-17T23:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:01:31","slug":"texas-rangers-expand-cold-case-program-across-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4845","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rangers expand cold case program across state"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4844\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7e2b3964d3560487dc7e854d9423632a.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7e2b3964d3560487dc7e854d9423632a.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7e2b3964d3560487dc7e854d9423632a-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>Texas Rangers cold case division<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>The Texas Department of Public Safety announced it was expanding a unit that specializes in cold case murders and sexual assaults statewide.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4842\">$6 million in counterfeit FIFA World Cup merchandise seized in Houston area<\/a><\/p> <p>The expansion comes from increased funding from the state legislature that allowed DPS to expand the program to 17 Rangers and three support personnel.<\/p> <!-- --><p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>&#8220;For nearly 25 years, the Texas Rangers Cold Case Program has helped partner law enforcement agencies bring justice to victims and their families in every corner of Texas,&#8221; said Texas Ranger Division Chief Scotty Shiver.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The expansion allows for a second Texas Ranger that specializes in cold cases to be assigned to each of the agencies six companies.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4840\">John Mendoza, Jr. shooting: Brazoria County hires outside counsel to represent the county regarding shooting<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>The agency has also added another staff lieutenant to assist with the state&#8217;s sexual assault kit initiative.<\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;The expansion of this program is a testament to the Rangers\u2019 success in working alongside investigators and forensic scientists to identify and arrest criminals who, sometimes for many years, have believed they have gotten away with committing some of the most heinous crimes,&#8221; Shiver said. &#8220;As forensic science and technology continue to advance, so will our ability to make a bigger impact in our state \u2013 putting more violent criminals behind bars and making Texas communities safer.&#8221;<\/p> <!-- --><p>The program was started in 2001 and since then, the agency said it has solved more than 300 cases.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4839\">5 accused in alleged drone and sniper plot targeting White House UFC event<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Department of Public Safety announced it was expanding a unit that specializes in cold case murders and sexual assaults statewide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-texas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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