McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A trio of big name Texas Republicans will be on the campaign trail in McKinney on this Labor Day. Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, and Attorney General Ken Paxton will be at the Cotton Mill at 10am., in an appearance that’s billed as a ‘family friendly’ event, with live music…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll ride to the rescue of one-time bitter rival Sen. Ted Cruz this fall, the strongest indication yet that the Texas conservative firebrand is getting nervous about his challenger, a liberal darling with a growing national profile. Trump tweeted Friday that he will headline “a major rally”…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Police documents reveal previously unreported details about a decades-old drunken-driving arrest of Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke. O’Rourke has long acknowledged the 1998 drunken-driving arrest, saying he made a serious mistake. The Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News recently obtained copies of state and local police reports pertaining to the…… MORE
ABILENE, Texas (AP) – A West Texas man has been fatally shot and a father and son were arrested on murder charges over what a police chief calls a neighborhood dispute about trash. Abilene police Chief Stan Standridge says police responded to calls about shots fired around 10:15 a.m. Saturday and located the victim, 37-year-old…… MORE
Greenville (WBAP/KLIF) – A 19 year old Dallas woman who was arrested in Bexar County on drug charges out of Hunt County is now in jail in Greenville charged with a Dallas murder. After McKaylee Carpenter was transferred to the Hunt County Jail a check of her fingerprints discovered they had been found in the…… MORE
UPDATED: September 2, 2018 ARLINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) -A man allegedly shot and killed by Arlington Police during a traffic stop on Saturday, has been identified. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has identified the remains of 24-year old Terry Oshae. Police say Oshae tried to roll the windows up and drive away, during a traffic stop,…… MORE
TYLER – (Associated Press) – Capital murder charges are now added to three aggravated assault charges against a former East Texas nurse, accused of causing the deaths of hospital patients. Authorities in Smith County say 24 tear old William George Davis intentionally injected air into catheters inserted into arteries of at least seven patients at…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas cowboys tight end, Rico Gathers was allegedly arrested for possession of marijuana Friday night. Officer James Willis with Frisco Police said officers made contact with Gathers while he was parked on Parkwood Boulevard in Frisco. “The smelled the odor of burning marijuana which made them make contact with the occupant…… MORE
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Republicans may use a new tactic to stymie a pair of ballot initiatives that would raise the minimum wage and require paid sick leave: adopt the laws themselves ahead of the November election, then change those measures later. The unprecedented strategy is being pushed within the GOP-led Legislature so it’s…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Education Agency is asking lawmakers for $54 million to pay for school safety initiatives in a request just months after deadly gunfire on a campus. The Houston Chronicle reports the TEA made the request Thursday in its legislative budget request. The May attack at Santa Fe High School left…… MORE
