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Judge Issues Gag Order in Fort Worth Officer’s Murder Trial

Judge Issues Gag Order in Fort Worth Officer’s Murder Trial

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A judge has issued a gag order in the murder trial of a white Fort Worth police officer who shot a black woman in her home. The order prohibits lawyers and others involved in Aaron Dean’s trial from speaking publicly about specifics of the case. Bodycam footage shows Dean shot…MORE

Texas Has Highest Number of Uninsured Kids Nationwide

Texas Has Highest Number of Uninsured Kids Nationwide

AUSTIN  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A new report from Georgetown University shows Texas has the highest number of uninsured children in the country and the trend shows no signs of stopping. Research from the university’s Health Policy Institute shows the number of uninsured children increased nationally by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018 and about…MORE

House Approves Rules for Trump Impeachment Probe

House Approves Rules for Trump Impeachment Probe

WASHINGTON (AP) – A sharply divided House has approved the rules for its impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Thursday’s near party-line 232-196 roll call was the chamber’s first formal vote on a process that’s likely to take months, possibly stretching into the early weeks of the 2020 election year. Underscoring the gravity of the…MORE

Ex-Trump Adviser Testifies in Impeachment Probe; House Sets Ground Rules

Ex-Trump Adviser Testifies in Impeachment Probe; House Sets Ground Rules

WASHINGTON (AP) – Speaker Nancy Pelosi is asking all Democratic lawmakers to come to the House floor as a show of solidarity for the impeachment inquiry resolution. The House is set to take its first vote Thursday on the resolution that affirms the investigation into President Donald Trump and outlines the process for public hearings…MORE

Dallas Congressman Accuses Boeing of “Purposeful Concealment” for Financial Gain

Dallas Congressman Accuses Boeing of “Purposeful Concealment” for Financial Gain

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The head of Boeing took a grilling from capitol hill lawmakers for a second straight day Wednesday. CEO Dennis Muilenburg again apologized for two 737 Max crashes that left nearly 350 people dead, acknowledging that the manufacturer made mistakes in both the development of the plane and its response to the accidents.…MORE

Texas Officials Testify to Lawmakers About Mass Violence

Texas Officials Testify to Lawmakers About Mass Violence

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State officials and experts testified Wednesday before a Texas legislative committee evaluating issues related to mass violence in the wake of two August shootings that left nearly 30 people dead in the state. The Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety met in Texas’ capital of Austin to…MORE

Judge Cancels Dallas DA’s Contempt Hearing From Guyger Trial

Judge Cancels Dallas DA’s Contempt Hearing From Guyger Trial

DALLAS (AP) – A judge has postponed a hearing over whether to hold the Dallas County district attorney in contempt of court for allegedly violating a gag order during a police officer’s murder trial. District Attorney John Creuzot had been set to appear in court Thursday over comments he made to a local TV station…MORE

Former Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton Arrested, Charged with Injuring Daughter

Former Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton Arrested, Charged with Injuring Daughter

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Former Texas Ranger outfielder Josh Hamilton turned himself in Wednesday afternoon in Fort Worth on an allegation of injury to a child, a 3rd degree felony. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by WBAP/KLIF News, one of Hamilton’s daughters made an outcry to her mother saying Hamilton threw a water bottle at…MORE

Street Outside American Airlines Center Renamed Nowitzki Way to Honor Mavs Legend

Street Outside American Airlines Center Renamed Nowitzki Way to Honor Mavs Legend

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- It’s official! Olive Street outside the American Airlines Center is now called Nowitzki Way to honor dirk Nowitski’s 21-year NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks. “For Dirk, fame was something he was never interested in…he was only interested in what was true in his life; his team, his fan base and his family…For…MORE

Family of Man Charged in Hunt County Shooting Plans Protests, Maintains Innocence

Family of Man Charged in Hunt County Shooting Plans Protests, Maintains Innocence

GREENVILLE (WBAP/KLIF) – The family of the man charged in the shooting deaths of two people at a Texas A&M Commerce homecoming party this week in Greenville maintains his innocence. 23-year-old Brandon Ray Gonzalez was arrested at the autoshop where he worked Monday and remains in the Hunt County jail. Those close to Gonzalez said…MORE