Texas DPS warns about fake El Paso road closure memo

Texas DPS warns fake memo falsely claims 10-day El Paso highway closures

Drivers in the El Paso area are being warned about a fake memo circulating online and through some media outlets that falsely claims temporary 10-day road closu

Hoaxers Push Fake El Paso Highway Closure Memo After Mexican Cartel Drone Incursions Thwarted in El Paso

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has debunked a hoax spread by disinformation that claimed major highways in and out of El Paso would be closed for a ten-day period. The time frame cited in the fake correspondence matches the duration of a temporary flight restriction issued by the Federal Aviation Administration in the area related to a cartel drone incursion into the El Paso metropolitan area. The post Hoaxers Push Fake El Paso High…

DPS: El Paso road closure memo is fake

The Texas Department of Public Safety is warning the public about a fake memo circulating online and through media outlets announcing temporary 10-day road closures in the El Paso area.

Texas DPS warns of fake memo announcing El Paso road closures amid airspace confusion

No, Texas DPS is not closing roads in the El Paso area, despite a fake memo circulating online.

Texas DPS warns about fake El Paso road closure memo

The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an urgent warning Wednesday regarding a fraudulent memo circulating online that falsely claims major highways in the El Paso area will be closed for 10 days.

URGENT: Texas DPS Warns About Fake El Paso Road Closure Memo

URGENT: Texas DPS Warns About Fake El Paso Road Closure Memo News Staff Wed, 02/11/2026