An Immigrant Holding Camp Has Bad Water

Austin (AP) – Texas’ environmental regulator has barred most uses of the water at a Midland oilfield camp that’s been converted into a holding center for immigrant teenagers. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Friday ordered federal agencies to stop using water at the site for anything other than flushing toilets or washing clothes.…MORE

Texas Power Grid Operator Gets a Pass. For Now.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court has sidestepped a ruling on whether the state’s embattled power grid operator can be sued. The decision today comes as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas remains under fire following February’s deadly blackouts. More than 50 people died in the winter storm and resulting blackouts, which left…MORE

Collin County Authorities asking for Patience in Investigation into Death of Jail Inmate

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin County authorities are promising transparency in the investigation into the recent death of a jail inmate. Marvin Scott III died in the Collin County jail Sunday after he was arrested on a marijuana charge in Allen. Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner said Friday that Scott began acting strange in the jail…MORE

Flowermound Man Behind Bars after Highway Crash Leads to Assault

CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF)- A 26-year-old Flower Mound man is charged with three counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon after police say he stabbed two people and strangled a third following a crash on IH-35E in Carrollton. Dillon Stoffregen was released from Parkland Hospital overnight and transferred to the Dallas County Jail. The incident happened…MORE

Governor Abbott Blasts President Biden Over Conditions at Unaccompanied Minor Facilities

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott blasted the Biden Administration on Friday over conditions of the federally run unaccompanied minor facilities in Texas caused by sudden surge of minors coming across the border. According to the Governor, the water at the federally run unaccompanied minor facility in Midland was not proven safe prior to placing children…MORE

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