Multiple Texas agencies report closures, systems offline due to global service outages, including DPS driver license offices
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas.gov and Texas Department of Motor vehicles have all reported outages or disruptions in services linked to the CrowdStrike technical issues.
Texas DPS posted on x.com (formerly Twitter) that the department has closed all driver license offices due to technical issues until further notice. DPS handles the issuing of driver's licenses in Texas.
⛔CLOSURE NOTICE: ⛔DPS Driver License Offices (DLOs) across the state are currently closed due to a technical issue. Customers with appointments should have been notified. Our IT teams are working diligently on a fix, however there is no current estimate on when DLOs will… pic.twitter.com/tiQuWE7SUy
— Texas DPS (@TxDPS) July 19, 2024
Texas.gov also reports that online services are experiencing issues due to a global third-party network outage. A banner at the top of the state website readsTEXAS.GOV SERVICE IMPAIRMENT ALERT: Many Texas.gov online services are experiencing issues due to a global third-party network outage. We'll remove this banner when services are restored. Thanks for your understanding and we apologize for any disruption this may cause." A thread of tweets from Texas.gov also detailed the ongoing issues:
https://t.co/vqWwsfyv8S SERVICES IMPAIRMENT ALERT: A technical issue with CrowdStrike is currently causing global computer outages impacting several industries, including Texas state agencies. 1/3
— Texas.gov - State of Texas Official Website (@texasgov) July 19, 2024
Please monitor https://t.co/5sBVktmI9r communication channels for updates. Thanks for your understanding and we apologize for any disruption this may cause. 3/3
— Texas.gov - State of Texas Official Website (@texasgov) July 19, 2024
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles also reported it's services were down Friday. A banner on txdmv.gov state "The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has been impacted by the global technology outage. Many department systems and services are unavailable at this time. We are working to restore all services as soon as possible." The department's x.com account also reported the difficulties.
Friday, July 19, 2024: The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has been impacted by the global technology outage.
— Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (@TxDMV) July 19, 2024
Many department systems and services are unavailable at this time.
We are working to restore all services as soon as possible.
Along with the DPS Driver License Offices, the Social Security Administration also shut it's offices down in the Borderland and across the county due to the outages.
The website Downdetector.com showed many major companies and online services such as Microsoft, Chase, Visa, ADP and more had users reporting being unable to access them early Friday. By the afternoon, most were shown as back online though some still had difficulties being reported.
