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Alleged Gunman in El Paso Massacre Pleads Not Guilty in Court

Alleged Gunman in El Paso Massacre Pleads Not Guilty in Court

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A 21-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to capital murder in the fatal shooting of 22 people at a West Texas Walmart. Patrick Crusius entered the plea Thursday during his first appearance before a trial judge in El Paso. Police have said Crusius confessed to targeting Mexicans in the Aug.…MORE

House Democrats Subpoena Energy Secretary Rick Perry

House Democrats Subpoena Energy Secretary Rick Perry

WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats have subpoenaed Energy Secretary Rick Perry as part of their impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. The House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Reform committees sent Perry a subpoena Thursday asking him to provide documents related to a Ukrainian state-owned energy company as well as his…MORE

Tarrant County Sheriff on Jailed Illegal Immigrants: “These Drunks Will Run Over your Children”

Tarrant County Sheriff on Jailed Illegal Immigrants: “These Drunks Will Run Over your Children”

(WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn is receiving attention for comments he made about illegal immigrants during a press briefing with other Sheriff’s and ICE officials at the White House on Thursday. The Sheriff’s were addressing challenges the legal system is posing to deportations. Waybourn pleaded with American Judges to stop delaying or preventing deportation of…MORE

A Dallas Pro Boxing Champ Seriously Hurt After Being Ejected From His Ferrari

A Dallas Pro Boxing Champ Seriously Hurt After Being Ejected From His Ferrari

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Police say Dallas-area pro-boxer Errol Spence Jr. was hurt after being ejected from his pricey Ferrari overnight. Police say Spence was driving at a high rate of speed when he crashed into a light pole on Riverfront Blvd in downtown Dallas, flipping the car around 3am . The IBF welterweight champ is…MORE

A North Texan Becomes the State’s First Vape-Related Casualty

A North Texan Becomes the State’s First Vape-Related Casualty

Dallas-Fort Worth) – A North Texan has become the state’s first vape-related casualty. A Texas Department of Health spokesman confirmed Wednesday that an older woman died last week from a lung disease that has been associated with using e-cigarettes Where in north texas could was not disclosed. Across the state, 95 people have the illness.…MORE

Group Argues Confederate Statue Removals Violate Free Speech

Group Argues Confederate Statue Removals Violate Free Speech

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal court of appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging the University of Texas’ removal of three Confederate statues from campus two years ago. The Texas chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans sued the school after it removed the statues of Robert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston and John…MORE

Beto O’Rourke To Hold A Rally Against Fear

EL PASO, Texas-Beto will hold a Rally Against Fear Thursday, October 17 to directly confront Donald Trump’s dangerous hatred and division on the night he tries to spread it across the battleground state of Texas. The 6:00 p.m. event held in the Theatre at Grand Prairie will bring the region, the state, and the country…MORE

Beto O’Rourke To Hold Trump Counter Rally in DFW

Beto O’Rourke To Hold Trump Counter Rally in DFW

EL PASO, Texas-Democratic Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke will hold a “Rally Against Fear” Thursday, October 17 in Grand Prairie, the same night President  Donald Trump holds a rally at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. O’Rourke says “this event will bring  the region, the state, and the country together to counter Trump and demonstrate that…MORE