AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas Republican Party tweet recalling Senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s past arrests has caused a stir, but not in the way it was likely intended. The party was chiding O’Rourke for failing to yet settle on dates for debates with Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz. Tuesday night it tweeted an O’Rourke…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Texas Children’s Hospital officials say they’ve fired a nurse after she posted information on social media about a boy who’s suspected to have measles. The nurse working at the Houston hospital posted about the child’s condition on an anti-vaccination group’s Facebook page. Screenshots of the post show that the nurse said the…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Patrons of Fort Worth’s popular West Seventh entertainment district who plan on having a good time this weekend will have to pay to park. They’ll notice more parking meters across the area and the fees take effect on Thursday. The city said the goal of the charges is to relieve…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Another Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing yesterday in West Texas. The flight was on its way from Phoenix to Oklahoma City when it made the unplanned stop in Lubbock about 5:30pm. The pilot reported some excess engine vibration and requested to land. Air traffic controllers said they could see flames…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – In a non-binding opinion issued Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says presiding election judges licensed to carry handguns may do so while working at polls in government buildings. In March, Rpublican State Rep. James White of Woodville had asked for the opinion, citing “safety concerns for election judges who work long…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3D-printed guns says he has begun selling the blueprints through his website to anyone who wants to make one, despite a federal court order barring him from posting the plans online. Cody Wilson says he began selling the plans Tuesday morning and…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to rename the Senate’s oldest office building for John McCain ran into resistance Tuesday from Republican senators reluctant to take away an honor already bestowed on an earlier Senate titan — and a leader of Southern senators during a tumultuous era in the nation’s history. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) —UPDATE 2:22 PM DALLAS (AP) — The jury says former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver is guilty of murder, not guilty of manslaughter and not guilty of aggravated assault in the death by shooting of 15 year old Jordan Edwards in 2017. A jury completed its first day of deliberations Monday…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Fort Worth is conducting public hearings to get citizen input on the 2019 budget. Assistant City Manager Fernando Costa said the $1.9 billion budget is designed to lower the property tax rate by 2 cents. He said since property values have been increasing from year to year, the…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Northeast Texas has a problem when it comes to over prescribing opioid drugs, according to a Harvard Study. The results show the area greatly surpasses the national average. Harvard Ranked states by U.S. Congressional Districts. Districts 4 and 1, which covers almost all of North Texas, was rated at 90 percent…… MORE
