SANTA FE, Texas (AP) – A Texas grand jury has formally indicted the 17-year-old student accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Houston-area high school. Galveston County prosecutors say Dimitrios Pagourtzis was indicted Thursday on charges stemming from the May 18 attack, including capital murder. Investigators say Pagourtzis has admitted going on a shooting…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A years-long effort that included spending more than $8 million and formulating a blueprint of some 1,500 pages for how Austin uses its coveted land has ground to a halt. The City Council on Thursday is expected to stop the sweeping rewrite of Austin’s land-use code, known as CodeNext. Mayor Steve Adler…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – A hearing before a federal judge in Texas over the fate of a program shielding young immigrants from deportation has focused heavily on the judge’s previous ruling against an earlier Obama-era program. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen heard arguments Wednesday in a case brought by Texas against the Deferred Action for Childhood…… MORE
Forney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Forney family has gotten an apology from Amazon after their door bell camera captured a delivery driver slinging a package onto their lawn. Shop online a lot? This will make your blood boil. An @amazon delivery driver is caught flinging a package across a woman's lawn in Forney. And here's…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A plan to fix Fort Worth city employees’ pension fund isn’t sitting well with some. Tuesday, several former employees and first responders were on hand as the council talked about a plan that would increase taxpayer and retiree contributions to the fund while slashing cost of living increases. Marsha Anderson with the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are looking for a man in connection with a June 2018 sexual assault that reportedly happened inside the Beauty Bar nightclub at 1924 N. Henderson Avenue. According to police, on On Friday, June 22, 2018, at approximately 12:45 a.m., a female victim was sexually assaulted in a restroom. The…… MORE
FALFURRIAS, Texas (AP) – Officers have caught a driver and three immigrants who fled through a South Texas border checkpoint in an SUV falsely decked out as an emergency response vehicle. Border Patrol Agent Carlos Ruiz said Wednesday that investigators believe it’s a fake fire/emergency medical services vehicle and the driver pretended to be an…… MORE
JUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – More than 7 different agencies responded to a 30- acre grass fire in Justin, that burned several cars. Justin Fire Chief Mathew Mitchell said because of the low humidity and high dry season, there are some tips for residents to consider. “Some preventatives are to have a clear and accessible driveway and short grass 30…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Court records show a Houston man accused of killing his two children told authorities his 8-year-old son pleaded for mercy before having his throat cut. Jean Pierre Ndossoka is charged with two counts of capital murder in deaths of his children, Marcel Ndossoka and 1-year-old Anna-Belle Faith Ndossoka. Authorities say their mother…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas is sending firefighters to assist with wildfires in California. According to Dallas-Fire-Rescue, the State of California requested assistance from the State of Texas through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to aid in battling their wildfire outbreak in Carr. The North Texas Branch of the Texas Department of Emergency…… MORE
