NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke uses his home state as a cautionary tale, ticking through Texas’ Republican-backed policies as warning flags for the rest of the country. Mayor Pete Buttigieg mentions once worrying about how coming out as gay in deeply Republican Indiana might have cost him re-election, even in his more moderate…… MORE
JOHNSON CITY, Texas (AP) – Authorities say they’ve recovered the body of a 74-year-old woman who was in a vehicle that was swept into a Central Texas river by floodwaters amid heavy rains. The Blanco County Office of Emergency Management says the woman’s body was found late Friday night downstream in the Blanco River from…… MORE
CONROE, Texas (AP) – Authorities say a 12-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his 10-year-old brother in Texas. The Montgomery County sheriff’s office says deputies on Saturday afternoon responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting in Conroe, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Houston. Authorities found the…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas City Council member Philip Kingston not only now faces a runoff election June 8 to retain his seat, but also faces a hearing before the city’s Ethics Advisory Commission on May 28. He’s accused of violating the city’s code of ethics by aggressively pushing a zoning change that “would affect his…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Eight of the ten incumbents who ran for re-election to the Dallas City Council were swept back into office in Saturday’s election. Two of them were not. Kevin Felder finished in fourth place in District 7. He is facing a felony hit-and-run charge, accused of running down a scooter rider then fleeing…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Nine candidates for Dallas Mayor were on Saturday’s ballot. The Dallas County elections department reported slightly higher numbers than recent city elections, but saw only 9% voter percent voter turnout just before the polls closed. Dallas County reported close to a 1.5 million registered voters and just over 130,000 ballots cast. In a…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price wins a fifth, two-year term. First elected in 2011, Price is known for her efforts to involved community in city improvements. Along with her focus on promoting jobs, strengthening education, fighting crime and efforts to boost community involvement by Fort Worth’s younger voters, Price is generally…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – On May 3, 2019, at approximately 8:49 p.m., officers responded to a shooting call in the 3500 block of Julius Schepps Freeway. According to Dallas Police, 27 year old Jacebo Soto was driving a white Chevy Tahoe on Northwest Highway, when he became angry with the driver of a silver Mustang.…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A driver for a Dallas-area adult day care center has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled female client. Prosecutors say 34-year-old Edgar Lane Sharp Jr. was sentenced Friday in Fort Worth. Jurors on Thursday convicted Sharp, who worked for C3…… MORE
Dallas – Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – This is a busy weekend for politics in north Texas. Not only is Saturday election day in cities and school districts across this part of the state, but several of the national political campaigns are here. Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg came to Dallas to give the keynote address Friday…… MORE
