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Texas Judge Lets Church Shooting Victims Sue Gun Retailer

Texas Judge Lets Church Shooting Victims Sue Gun Retailer

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A judge has ruled that victims of a mass shooting at a Texas church can move forward with a lawsuit against a sporting goods chain where the gunman bought the weapon and ammunition used in the massacre. The decision Monday by state District Judge Karen Pozza in San Antonio clears the…MORE

Voting is Underway for City of Ft. Worth Workers

Voting is Underway for City of Ft. Worth Workers

FT. WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) -City of Ft. Worth workers have their chance to sound off starting today on a proposal to fix the struggling pension plan. The plan currently has over a billion dollars in unfunded liability. Starting today and going through February 22nd city employees can vote on a plan to keep the program viable.…MORE

Four Dead Including Two Young Children; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Feared.

Four Dead Including Two Young Children; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Feared.

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Fire and Rescue reports finding the bodies of 4 people; 2 children and two adult men Sunday morning, in a home under construction in the 14 hundred block of Owega on the south side of Dallas. The home owner reportedly told arriving rescue teams two men were working on the…MORE

New Allegations of Rape At A Baylor University Residence Hall

New Allegations of Rape At A Baylor University Residence Hall

WACO, Texas (AP) – Baylor University is investigating three allegations of rape at a residence hall involving the same individuals. Campus police crime logs show the string of sexual assaults reported on Monday occurred at the Waco campus’ South Russell Hall since December. Baylor spokeswoman Tonya Hudson says the cases were referred to the university’s…MORE

ICE Force Feeding Detainees Who Are On A Hunger Strike

ICE Force Feeding Detainees Who Are On A Hunger Strike

Texas (AP) Three times a day, a 22-year-old Indian man on a hunger strike says, he is dragged from his cell in a Texas immigration detention center, his feet scraping the floor as he goes. He’s put on a bed where he says his arms and legs are strapped down and a group of people…MORE

New Report Shows Big Job Growth in Texas and Nation

New Report Shows Big Job Growth in Texas and Nation

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Labor released a report on Friday, showing 43,000 new jobs were created in Texas in January and 304,000 jobs across the country. That makes two straight months of solid job growth. The recent boom in the Petroleum industry is one factor contributing to job growth in Texas. Dallas investment…MORE

Texas’ ‘Big 3’ Unveil Identical House & Senate Bills Capping Property Taxes at 2.5%

Texas’ ‘Big 3’ Unveil Identical House & Senate Bills Capping Property Taxes at 2.5%

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas’ ‘Big 3’ leaders revealed identical property tax legislation filed the Texas House and Senate Thursday. Governor Greg Abbott, joined by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and new House Speaker Dennis Bonnen made the announcement. Governor Abbott calling the move “unprecedented.” “The voters demanded this, and this demonstrates that the Texas legislature is…MORE

Forney Man With Ties to Youth Sports Faces Two New Child Indecency Charges

Forney Man With Ties to Youth Sports Faces Two New Child Indecency Charges

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Forney man accused in a child sexual assault in Mesquite is now facing charges involving another child. Police say the victim in the latest allegations says she knows 36-year old Billy A. Williams through youth sports, where he regularly participated as a referee, coach and personal trainer. In the initial…MORE

Catholic Leaders in Texas Name 286 Accused of Abusing Minors

Catholic Leaders in Texas Name 286 Accused of Abusing Minors

DALLAS (AP) – Catholic leaders in Texas have identified 286 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children, a number that represents one of the largest collection of names to be released since an explosive grand jury report last year in Pennsylvania. Fourteen dioceses in Texas on Thursday named those credibly accused of abuse. The…MORE