Fort Worth (AP) – Authorities say an inmate at a Fort Worth jail who gave birth alone in her cell without any guards noticing had been checked on regularly. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office says an investigation into the May 17 delivery found no wrongdoing by the correctional officers who were on duty. The baby…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Black lawmakers in Texas say the state is falling short in addressing their pleas for better racial data, and efforts to decrease COVD-19’s toll on black Americans. The Dallas Morning News reports that black lawmakers have asked for a task force, and a more accurate count of the disease’s impact on black…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins believes the on going re-opening of Texas is going to cause a tsunami of new COVID-19 cases. Appearing Sunday on WFAA-TV’s “Inside Texas Politics,” Jenkins said a new computer model by U.T. Southwestern predicts the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Dallas County will soon almost triple:…… MORE
Lincoln, Neb. (WBAP/KLIF) – A missing Nebraska prison inmate has been captured in Texas after a police pursuit. Brandon Britton was arrested after a 6 mile pursuit by officers in Franklin County. He now faces Texas charges of felony evading arrest, and a list of misdemeanors. Britton left the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln, Nebraska in May.…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Attorney for north Texas has charged two young Dallas men with using the cover of Black Lives Matter protest demonstrations to steal firearms from a licensed dealer. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms says 18 year old Demonte Kelly, and 19 year old Lejael Rudley were recorded on surveillance…… MORE
San Antonio (AP) – Authorities in San Antonio say they found a family of six, including four children, dead in the back of an SUV in a garage. The children were between the ages of 11 months and 4 years old. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus says officers had gone to the house to…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – The Dallas Opera is postponing its opening night from October 9 to March 5, and is cutting its 2020-21 season from five productions to four. Dallas Opera’s season will open with the world premiere of “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” by composer Joby Talbot with a libretto by Gene Scheer. The…… MORE
Miami, FL (AP) – A storm that appears to be headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast has regained tropical storm force after drenching southern Mexico and Central America. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Cristobal’s maximum sustained winds have exceeded 45 mph, and it is moving north at 14 mph in the southern…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Northpark Mall, the Dallas Galleria, and Highland Park Village all closed Saturday in response to a security alert called as a result of unruly street protests in Dallas Friday and Saturday nights. Mall managers say they’re trying to head off possible trouble in the wake of break-ins and looting of a number…… MORE
Austin (AP) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by more than 1,200 in Texas to surpass 61,000 with 25 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the deaths. The Texas health department reported Saturday at least 61,006 cases and 1,626 deaths. The true numbers are likely higher, however, because many people…… MORE
