AUSTIN (AP) – Texas’ Republican lieutenant governor says he won’t support reducing penalties for small amounts of marijuana, calling it “a step toward legalization.” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s opposition Tuesday followed a historic vote in the GOP-controlled Texas House to make possession of an ounce or less of the drug to a Class C misdemeanor.…… MORE
SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A credit card skimmer was found at another gas station in North Texas. The Texas Department of Agriculture said it was found on a pump at Scooter’s Superstore on Highway 114 in Southlake. It was discovered by a state inspector who was responding to a complaint and was removed on April…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A jury has returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of a former Texas A&M football player who killed a jogger on White Rock Trail in 2015. Thomas Johnson was found guilty after less than an hour of jury deliberation, and just over a day of witness testimony. Johnson’s attorneys…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are warning about a dangerous group of suspected serial robbers who shot and injured one person. they’ve released a potential clue by way of surveillance video: #PleaseShare#HeadsUp Do you recognize this suspect’s voice? He is part of a trio that has robbed 8 businesses in the last 27…… MORE
North Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The name of a Denton County Sheriff’s Department captain is being used to try to scam people. Melanie Hartmann, a Tarrant County real estate agent told WFAA-TV that she got a call on her cell phone, by a very professional sounding man identifying himself as Captain Eddie Barrett with Denton County…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has approved legislation that would require the state’s schools to develop safety plans and would provide access to increased mental health resources to help prevent campus shootings. The measure responds to the May 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston that killed eight students and two…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ tough stance on marijuana as pot in the U.S. becomes increasingly legal has grounded a bipartisan push in the state to decriminalize minor offenses — a change the Texas GOP platform has come around to endorsing, but not Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. It all but ensures that Texas will remain…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF)- A Carrollton teen is charged with aggravated assault and evading arrest after a police chase just after midnight on Monday, April 29th. Carrollton Police responded to a theft in progress at a 7-11 store on North Josey Lane when officers saw a Black Cadillac leaving the scene. The officer observed that the vehicle was displaying a…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- The mother of a teenager who used his wealth as an excuse for a fatal drunk driving crash in 2013 is back in jail. Tonya Couch was booked into Tarrant County Jail for failing a drug test required as a condition for her bond. Couch faces money laundering and hindering apprehensive charges…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has submitted a letter of resignation to President Donald Trump. It’s effective May 11. His departure ends a nearly two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between the Trump campaign and Russia. The departure had been expected since the confirmation of…… MORE
