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Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Texas State Senator Don Huffines who has mounted a primary challenge to Governor Abbott next year, says the incumbent governor ‘stole’ his Texas border wall idea. Hffines was a guest on WFAA’s ‘Inside TexaW Politics,’ labeling Abbott a “career politician of 31 years who is on interested in his career.” Huffines…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) – According to a court document, a 7-year-old Dallas girl whose mother was recently arrested in her death was stabbed over 30 times. Madison Petry died after being stabbed on Thursday. Twenty-three-year-old Troyshaye Mone Hall faces a capital murder charge in her daughter’s slaying, as well as a charge of aggravated assault in…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIFI) – The Texas unemployment rate was 6.5% in May, down just a fraction [0.2%] of a percent from April. In a press release, the Texas Workforce Commission says Texas added 34-thousand total non-agricultural jobs in May, marking gains in 12 of the last 13 months; and a total of 804,200 jobs since May…… MORE
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals and moved instead in the other direction. Lawmakers have granted greater powers to officers, made it harder to discipline them and expanded their authority to crack down on demonstrations. The states include Arizona, Iowa,…… MORE
PLANO, Texas (AP) – Democrats and Republicans are fighting furiously over an issue that rarely sways elections, and that’s the mechanics of voting. Donald Trump’s false claims that he lost reelection because of mass voter fraud have spurred Republican-backed laws restricting voting access in more than a dozen states. Democrats are trying to counter with…… MORE
Columbus, OH (WBAP/KLIF) – One of the country’s big shopping center owners has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Washington Prime Group owns more than 100 malls nationwide, including 3 in the metroplex: Irving Mall, The Shops at North East Mall in Hurst, and Richardson Square. It also owns malls in Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.…… MORE
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico (AP) – Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa. At least 15 people were killed Saturday in clashes that caused widespread panic. The Tamaulipas state agency coordinating security forces said in a statement that the attacks…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – According to a court document, a 7 year old Dallas girl whose mother was recently arrested in her death was stabbed more than 30 times. Madison Petry died after being stabbed on Thursday. Twenty three year old Troyshaye Mone Hall faces a capital murder charge in her daughter’s killing, as well as…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Texas is transferring inmates from a state prison to make room for migrants detained by state authorities. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jeremy Desel says the prison system began moving inmates this week from the medium-to-minimum-security Dolph Briscoe Unit prison in Dilley, about 70 miles southwest of San Antonio. He says…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has followed through on his threat, and vetoed the new state budget’s provision for paying legislative staff. Abbott vetoed the legislative staff budget Friday, as he threatened he would after a walkout by House Democrats in the final hours of the regular legislative session. The walkout denied a…… MORE
