(WBAP/KLIF) – Any possible purple state threat for the future of Texas politics is not stopping the state’s senior senator for trying for another term. Senator John Cornyn says he will be on the ballot in two years. “I’m running for re-election and intend to run hard and win,” Cornyn said in a conference call…… MORE
DENTON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- After a series of deadly crashes on Highway 380 in Northeast Denton County, a local woman demands change for safer roads. Jessica Dunn created a petition after a fatal alleged drag race crash near her Savannah home over the weekend. “The cars flipped and exploded and crashed into the Baylor Medical Center…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Prosecutors investigating a sexual abuse case against a Houston-area priest are executed a search warrant at the offices of the local archdiocese, led by the cardinal leading the Roman Catholic Church’s response in the U.S. to sexual misconduct. Investigators from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office were at the offices Wednesday of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Members of Dallas-Fire-Rescue are being recognized as heroes following a 4-alarm fire in Lake Highlands. According to DFR, a mayday call went out while crews were fighting a fire Tuesday at the Cambridge Park Condominiums on Audelia Road. An upper floor collapsed on three firefighters. A Rapid Intervention Team jumped into action and rescued…… MORE
The Southeast Fort Worth neighborhood, Ash Crescent is in need of fixing. The city has allocated $2.77 million to improve the neighborhood and make it a more livable area. “This is an area in District 8 that has no city services..it has no libraries no parks, has nothing that most of our central cities nearby…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – State officials report the number of Texas teachers accused of engaging in romantic relationships with students has increased for the 10th consecutive year. In the fiscal year that ended September 1, The Texas Education Agency opened 429 cases of improper relationships, a number representing a 42 percent increase from the previous…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – The mother of a toddler who died weeks after being released from the nation’s largest family detention center has filed a legal claim seeking $60 million from the U.S. government for the child’s death. Attorneys for Yazmin Juarez submitted the claim against multiple agencies Tuesday. Juarez’s 1-year-old daughter, Mariee, died in May.…… MORE
Dallas/Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Operating under bankruptcy protection, 24 Sears stores in Texas are among over 500 that the company plans to sell off as a group in an effort to keep the brand alive. The Dallas Morning News reports, among the Texas stores, are locations at the Parks in Arlington, Hulen Mall in Fort…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance to help identify a victim in a fatality crash. On November 11, 2018, around 9:25 PM, an unknown male was crossing the 3400 block of E. Illinois when he was struck by a vehicle traveling west bound. The unknown male was later pronounced…… MORE
TORNILLO, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration announced in June it would open a temporary shelter for up to 360 migrant children in this isolated corner of the Texas desert. Less than six months later, the facility has expanded into a detention camp holding thousands of teenagers — and it shows every sign of becoming…… MORE
