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Houston prepares to bury George Floyd

Houston prepares to bury George Floyd

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

The number of COVID-19 cases in Texas keeps growing

The number of COVID-19 cases in Texas keeps growing

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

Jailors in Fort Worth not negligent in jail birth

Jailors in Fort Worth not negligent in jail birth

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

Black Texas lawmakers want more virus information

Black Texas lawmakers want more virus information

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 County official believes we are re-opening our way to disaster

Dallas County official believes we are re-opening our way to disaster

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

Missing Nebraska inmate arrested in Texas

Missing Nebraska inmate arrested in Texas

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

Gun stealing burglars arrested

Gun stealing burglars arrested

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

Family of 6 dies in San Antonio

Family of 6 dies in San Antonio

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 Opera postpones opening night

Dallas Opera postpones opening night

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

Tropical Storm Cristobal on track to US Gulf coast

Tropical Storm Cristobal on track to US Gulf coast

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