June 24, 2026 / 8:06 PM CDT / CBS Texas.

Hundreds gathered Wednesday to honor a Texas state trooper killed in a crash in the Panhandle last week.

At Childress High School, state leaders and grieving family members remembered the service of Sergio Romero, a 27yearold father of two who became the 244th Texas Department of Public Safety officer to die in the line of duty since 1823.