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Texas Business Owner Accused of Paying to Have Sex With a Minor

Texas Business Owner Accused of Paying to Have Sex With a Minor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An affidavit accuses the owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3D-printed guns of paying $500 cash to have sex with a female under 17. The affidavit filed Wednesday in state district court in Austin accuses 30-year-old Cody R. Wilson of sexual assault of a juvenile. It says he met…MORE

Texas Business Owner Accused of Paying to Have Sex With a Minor

Texas Business Owner Accused of Paying to Have Sex With a Minor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An affidavit accuses the owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3D-printed guns of paying $500 cash to have sex with a female under 17. The affidavit filed Wednesday in state district court in Austin accuses 30-year-old Cody R. Wilson of sexual assault of a juvenile. It says he met…MORE

A Free Jimmie Vaughan Concert is Among Highlights of North Texas Giving Day

A Free Jimmie Vaughan Concert is Among Highlights of North Texas Giving Day

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas Giving Day is Thursday, Sept. 20, it’s the largest 18-hour giving event in the country. The main donation day is Sept. 20, but the annual event is actually 11 days of raising awareness for donations for more nearly 3,000 nonprofits across North Texas. This year, the event got kicked off…MORE

Could an Electronic Lock Be the Key to Questions Surrounding Botham Jean Shooting

Could an Electronic Lock Be the Key to Questions Surrounding Botham Jean Shooting

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas DA’s office is looking at the electronic lock on Botham Jean’s apartment door to determine whether or not it was already open at the time of his shooting two weeks ago. Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger told investigators the door was “ajar” and able to push open, but witnesses say…MORE

Texas school superintendent says can’t count on black QBs

Texas school superintendent says can’t count on black QBs

HOUSTON (AP) — An East Texas school superintendent who wrote “You can’t count on a black quarterback” in the comment section of an online news article says he thought it was a private message. Lynn Redden is superintendent of the Onalaska Independent School District in the Piney Woods, about 75 miles north of Houston. In…MORE

New Poll Shows Cruz Gaining over O’Rourke

New Poll Shows Cruz Gaining over O’Rourke

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A new poll shows Senator Ted Cruz gaining over his challenger Congressman Beto O’Rourke. Quinnipiac University has Cruz up by 9 points over O’Rourke. Previous polling done in the past weeks had Cruz up by only one, clearly within the margin of error. Both Cruz and O’Rourke participate in their first debate…MORE

9 Protesters from Botham Jean Rally, Released from Jail with Bond

9 Protesters from Botham Jean Rally, Released from Jail with Bond

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – 9 Protesters arrested in a rally for Botham Jean were released from jail. Officer Chris Cook with Arlington Police says the protesters were arrested for traffic obstruction charges during a rally Sunday night outside the AT&T Stadium. 8 of the protesters were released with $100 bond and one other was released with…MORE

Man Accused of Ramming Truck into Fox 4 Building Could Be Arrested Again

Man Accused of Ramming Truck into Fox 4 Building Could Be Arrested Again

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is explaining why a man accused of ramming his truck into a downtown television station was released. Police say at the time Michael Chadwick Fry was released, Fox 4 had not yet provided a damage estimate required to proceed with the case. Dallas police though say the case…MORE

Former Mesquite Police Officer on Trial in Dallas County

Former Mesquite Police Officer on Trial in Dallas County

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Mesquite Police Officer is on trial this week in Dallas County. Derick Wiley is charged with Aggravated Assault by a Public Servant. Wiley allegedly shot Lyndo Jones while Jones was standing outside of his truck. Jones survived and his Civil Attorney Lee Merritt said Tuesday that he’ll testify. “I think…MORE