EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tweeted simply “good” after a grand jury indicted the suspect gunman in an El Paso mass shooting on capital murder charges. Good. Grand Jury Indicts Man on Capital Murder for El Paso Attack. https://t.co/GxZy0Pgssw — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 12, 2019 Abbott on Thursday also…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) Another car manufacturer is moving its headquarters to North Texas. McLaren North America announced Thursday it will move operations from New York City to Coppell. The British sports car manufacturer will open a custom designed 30,000-square foot facility in the high tech industrial park. “Our team is thrilled to welcome McLaren’s new North…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a few moments anyway, there was a sense of what people once called “Beto-mania.” Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke delivered a debate performance on Thursday in Houston that at times reminded a national audience why he became a Democratic star last year — even as he lost a Senate race. Asked…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – More than 3,000 people attended the third Democratic Presidential debate Thursday night on the Texas Southern University campus in Houston. Each candidate was given an opening statement, but no closing remarks. Several candidates challenged Americans to vote Preisdent Trump out of office, speaking about what they called “the dangers” he poses. In an…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Fort Worth man charged with two sexual assaults is now facing a capital murder charge. 31-year-old Lee Dexter joiner is accused of killing a 53-year-old woman September 7th. Police say her body was dumped near Oakland Lake park just off I-30 Officer Buddy Calzada with the Fort Worth Police Department says…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Kroger, America’s largest grocery retailer and Ocado will open a Customer Fulfillment center in Dallas. The Dallas CFC is expected to create up to 400 local jobs.The automated warehouse facility has digital and robotic capabilities where robots bring merchandise to picking stations,and humans assemble and check the order for delivery. “The Dallas-Fort Worth area…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott has issued a Texas Safety Action Report in the aftermath of mass shootings in El Paso and Odessa. The report is separate and on top of executive orders issued in the aftermath of both shootings. Governor Abbott is calling on strengthening Domestic Violence High Risk Teams, expanding Law Enforcement…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – The suspect in the mass shooting in El Paso has been indicted on a capital murder charge. An indictment announced Thursday charges 21-year-old Patrick Crusius in the Aug. 3 mass shooting that left 22 dead. He is jailed without bond. El Paso prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Authorities say…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Arlington Police Department has unveiled its new plan to handle hate-related incidents. Chief Will Johnson said Thursday that citizens can now report anything hate related, so police and the public will have a record of it. “Under this policy, we would at least know that it happened. We would not…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The vice chairman of a new Texas House committee that’s addressing issues related to gun violence says some of its Republican members have received death threats. Democratic state Rep. Poncho Nevarez said Wednesday the lawmakers were targeted “by people who do not want to see any movement on gun issues.” Nevarez…… MORE
