Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has spared the life of a convicted murderer. Juan Ramon Meza Segundo was scheduled for execution for the rape and murder of an 11 year old girl in 1986. Cold case investigators arrested him 19 years after it happened. The court overturned Segundo’s sentence, finding he…… MORE
UVALDE (WBAP/KLIF) – Wednesday’s briefing by state leaders on the Uvalde elementary school massacre brought a brief interruption. Governor Abbott was passing the microphone to Lt. Governor Dan Patrick when his Democratic opponent in the race to unseat him stood up to ask about promised changes by the Governor after the 2018 Santa Fe High…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is working with families affected by this week’s deadly elementary school shooting in Uvalde. The Office of the Attorney General offers services for Texans and their families that have been affected by crime. According to Paxton, the Crime Victim Services Program helps crime victims and their…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – In the GOP runoff for Texas attorney general, incumbent Ken Paxton defeated challenger current Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush with 68% of the vote to 32%. Paxton will face Democrat Rochelle Garza, a civil rights attorney from Brownsville in November. Businessman Mike Collier won the Democratic runoff for Texas Lt. Governor…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two confessed Mexican cartel drug traffickers admitted in Dallas federal court Tuesday they tried to arrange the murder of the DEA task force officer assigned to their case. That officer was not identified in court. Manuel Garcia Gomez and Jorge Humberto Velazco Larios are believed to be affiliated with Cartel Jalisco Nueva…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A new Dallas ordinance has been blocked by a federal judge. Judge Barbara Lynn has ordered the city of Dallas to temporarily not enforce a new city ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses. Judge Lynn ruled the police statistics that were cited as justification for ordering strip clubs and other similar businesses to…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The government’s Naming Commission has released its official recommendation for the renaming of Fort Hood. Currently, Fort Hood is named after a Confederate general. It is one of nine similarly named military installations that Congress wants renamed by 2023. The Naming Commission has decided Fort Hood’s name should be changed to Fort…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The government’s Naming Commission has released its official recommendation for the renaming of Fort Hood. Currently, Fort Hood is named after a Confederate general. It is one of nine similarly named military installations that Congress wants renamed by 2023. The Naming Commission has decided Fort Hood’s name should be changed to Fort…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas leaders are reacting to Tuesday’s school shooting in Uvalde that left 22 people, including 19 children dead. The shooter is believed to have been killed by police, according to Governor Greg Abbott. “Texans across the state are grieving for the victims of this senseless crime and for the community of Uvalde,”…… MORE
Update: The death toll has increased in Uvalde after a gunman opened fire in an elementary school. The Texas Department of Public Safety is reported to have updated the death toll to include 19 students and three adults Tuesday evening. UPDATE: UVALDE, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 15 people were killed in…… MORE
