AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is scheduled this weekend in Texas. The Texas Comptroller’s Office said the tax break begins Friday and runs through Sunday and only applies to certain items. Most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks are up for grabs as long as they retail for under $100 …… MORE
Nationwide FBI Trafficking Sting Recovers 9 Nine Child Victims in North Texas
Dallas – Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – As part of a nationwide sex trafficking sting last month, the FBI says the DFW area recorded the second highest number of child trafficking victims. Nine children in North Texas were recovered during ‘Operation Independence Day.’ The agency says the operation also led to 11 arrests and the recovery…… MORE
Lawyer: El Paso Suspect’s Mother Called Allen Police Weeks Before Massacre
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – An attorney for the family of the man charged in the El Paso Walmart shooting rampage says the man’s mother contacted police weeks before the rampage out of concern that her son had a rifle. Dallas attorney Chris Ayres confirmed to The Associated Press that the call was made to…… MORE
Dallas Cowboys Make Donation To El Paso Victims’ Fund
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) – The Dallas Cowboys are donating $50,000 to a fund for victims of the mass shooting that killed 22 people and left about two dozen others injured in El Paso, Texas. The team says the NFL Foundation was planning a matching donation to the El Paso Community Foundation Victims’ Fund. The Cowboys…… MORE
Texas Governor Abbott: ‘No red flags’ in El Paso Suspect’s Past
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he’s not aware of any “red flags” in the suspected El Paso gunman’s past and made no mention of taking major gun-control measures in Texas, where three mass shootings since 2017 have killed more than 50 people. Abbott, a Republican, said racism needs to be…… MORE
The Latest On The Mass Shooting In El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the mass shooting in El Paso (all times local): 8:45 p.m. An attorney for the family of the man charged in the El Paso Walmart shooting rampage says the man’s mother contacted police weeks before the rampage out of concern that her son had a rifle. Dallas…… MORE
Red Cross Hosts Family Assistance Center in El Paso
EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of families are utilizing an assistance center in El Paso to try to get back on their feet after a gunman opened fire in a local Wal Mart Saturday, killing 22 people. The Family Assistance Center is being run by the City of El Paso and the American Red Cross. It’s…… MORE
Dallas-Based AT&T Donates Thousands to Help DISD Homeless Students
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas-based AT&T donates $300,000 to local agencies that support homeless kids in Dallas. The checks will go to After8toEducate and Incarnation house. After8toEducate’s goal is to improve life outcomes and promote self-sufficiency by giving unsheltered DISH high school students a safe place and offering education as a pathway out of homelessness and poverty. Incarnation…… MORE
Carter BloodCare Center Blood Supply is Critically Low, Need Donations Now
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Carter BloodCare Center is in a blood crisis. The blood supply is critically low and they need the DFW community to help donate even more so after this past weekend’s tragic events. “We were able to respond to the El Paso tragedy because of the donations that came in earlier in the week…We want people…… MORE
Trump Meets with Shooting Survivors in El Paso
EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump arrived in El Paso Wednesday afternoon where 22 people were killed Saturday in a mass shooting at a local WalMart. The President and First Lady Melania Trump visited University Medical Center to meet with victims of Saturday’s shooting. “We were there a lot longer than we were anticipated…… MORE
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