AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A union for Texas troopers is suing the state over a new policy that limits the size of officers’ waistlines. The Texas Department of Public Safety is implementing new fitness requirements under which male officers’ waistlines must be no more than 40 inches and women’s waists must be 35 inches or…… MORE
Trump Administration in Fort Worth to Discuss Affordable, Accessible Child Care
FORTH WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-The city of Fort Worth met with officials from the Trump Administration to discuss innovative ways to support working families and reduce the cost of child care through public private partnerships. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said the City is home to the second highest number of families with school-ages children in the…… MORE
Guyger’s Defense Speaks on Outcome, Possible Appeal and Hug
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Amber Guyger’s defense says, all things considered, the 10 year prison sentence given to Guyger for the shooting death of Botham Jean was a good outcome. Attorney Toby Shook says a murder conviction gives the jury a wide range to consider. “The publicity this case received, the intensity and the hard feelings…… MORE
DPA President Responds to Calls for his Resignation Following Guyger Trial
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The President of the Dallas Police Association told WBAP/KLIF Thursday that he did nothing wrong in the minutes following the murder of Botham Jean, amid calls for him to resign. Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger was sentenced 10 years in prison this week in Jean’s murder. During Guyger’s trial testimony revealed…… MORE
Dallas Judge’s Hug Not Embraced by All after Officer’s Trial
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas judge who hugged a former Dallas police officer convicted of murder and gave her a Bible is coming under scrutiny over whether she crossed an ethical line. The Freedom From Religion Foundation on Thursday filed a complaint against Judge Tammy Kemp with a Texas state agency that investigates allegations of…… MORE
Denton Police Searching For Man Forcing His Way Into Women’s Apartments, Attacking Them
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Denton Police are asking the public to be on alert as they search for a man who forced his way into several women’s apartments and threatened them with assault. The department hopes a sketch it released to the public will help lead to his arrest of the man officers said committed…… MORE
Plano Police: Thief Posing as Maintenance Worker Targeting Elderly Residents
Plano police are looking for a man who they say has been posing as a maintenance worker, pest control sprayer and water department official in an effort to steal items from homeowners. Police say the man has targeted the elderly in several Plano neighborhoods. The man is described as somewhere between 5 feet 9 inches…… MORE
Paris, France Police Employee Kills 4 Officers in Knife Attack
Paris, France (AP) – A French police union official says four police officers have died in a knife attack carried out by an administrator at the Paris police headquarters. The attacker was shot to death. Union official Loic Travers said the attack on Thursday appears to have begun in an office and continued elsewhere inside…… MORE
Migrant Child Detention Centers May Be Privatized
SAN BENITO, Texas (AP) – An Associated Press and FRONTLINE investigation finds the Trump administration has started shifting the caretaking of some migrant children toward the private sector and contractors instead of the largely religious-based nonprofit grantees that have long cared for the kids. On a recent day at one for-profit shelter, a caregiver tried…… MORE
Ivanka Trump to Participates in Business Roundtable in Dallas
UPDATED: 7:09AM 10/4/19 Sitting alongside Ivanka Trump at Dallas’ El Centro College, Google’s CEO’s announced that its joining a White House initiative to invest more in tech skills training for American workers. Trump says the program creates more opportunities for the workers. “Especially workers from large corporations or from individuals who have been out of…… MORE
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