Brownsville (AP) – A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a Texas man to be executed this week for the 1998 fatal stabbing of an 85 year old woman, though his lawyer says he’ll appeal. Ruben Gutierrez is scheduled to die Tuesday for the killing of Escolastica Harrison at her home in Brownsville.…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University has become the first major art museum in Dallas to set a re-opening date after the COVID-19 shutdowns. The Meadows has been closed since March 17. It will re-open July 7. The Meadows will re-open with regular hours, but will allow no more than 25%…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texans have until the end of business Monday, June 15, to register to vote in the upcoming primary runoff election, or update their addresses. The election was scheduled in May, but was postponed until July 14 because of the coronavirus pandemic. At the top of the ticket voters will choose which Democrat…… MORE
Cooper (WBAP/KLIF) – The former president of a bank in a small Texas town northeast of Dallas has pleaded guilty to several criminal charges. Anita Moody admitted stealing $11 million from the Enloe State Bank in Cooper by creating fake loans. Cooper is a town of fewer than 2,000 residents. Moody also admitted she tried…… MORE
Gainesville (WBAP/KLIF) – The Gainesville Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for 3 month old Lyrik Brown. She was taken by 30 year old Jeremy Brown who is believed to be driving a grey, 2011, Volkswagen, Jetta with Texas, temporary tags. Gainesville police did not say what Jeremy Brown’s relationship is to Lyrik. Lyrik…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A coalition of advocacy groups is calling on the Dallas school district to disband its police force. The five groups say many black students, and those with disabilities, feel less safe with police stationed at their schools because of their previous experiences. The coalition also questions what it says are the millions…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Houston has begun two days of public mourning for George Floyd who was killed while in Minneapolis Police custody. Floyd grew up in Houston’s third ward, and will be buried there Tuesday morning, following Monday’s public visitation at Houston’s Fountain of Praise Church. Among the mourners paying their respects…… MORE
Dallas County reported 263 new coronavirus cases Sunday. That’s 11 straight days with more than 200 cases each, and brings the countywide total to more than 12,000. Health officials also reported two more deaths in Dallas County: an Irving man in his 20s, and a Dallas woman in her 90s. Tarrant County reported two more…… MORE
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
