SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A Texas nurse who’s been serving a 99-year prison sentence for the fatal overdose of an infant in her care has been indicted in the death of another infant as prosecutors try to keep her behind bars. A Bexar (BAYR) County grand jury indicted Genene Jones Thursday on a murder count…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Dozens of immigrant advocates from New Mexico are heading to Texas to protest that state’s new law allowing police officers to ask about a person’s immigration status. The advocates from the New Mexico Dream Team will join immigrant activists in Texas on Monday for a demonstration against the law at the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled 10-3 against the travel ban. The decision bars the administration from suspending new visas for visitors…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas Police detective has received the Theodore Roosevelt Award in honor of his recovery from an injury in the line of duty. Detective Edmundo Lujan was hit by a suspect’s car in November of 2015. Lujan underwent several surgeries and returned to duty last August. “Whatever strength God gave me,…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — A man is dead after police say he shot his wife and took his two children on a multi-county police chase. According to Lt. Christopher Cook with the Arlington Police Department the chase began around 2:30 a.m., Thursday morning when the mother of the children texted police that she had been…… MORE
U.S. Senator John Cornyn has opened up after withdrawing his name from a list of possible candidates to replace former FBI Director James Comey who was fired by the Trump administration earlier this month. “I did talk to the President about it, I did talk to the Attorney General about it,” Cornyn said. “But I…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A Tarrant County judge declared a mistrial after the jury appeared deadlocked in the case of a Fort Worth police officer who shot a man armed with a barbecue fork. Officer Courtney Johnson is accused of firing a shotgun at a man after receiving a call that someone was prowling around…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – The head of the Texas Senate Education Committee says he will not accept changes the House made to a bill requiring people in government buildings to use the bathroom of their physical gender. The Senate’s measure would require anyone in a school or government building to use the bathroom of their…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is moving closer to making offenses against police officers punishable as hate crimes. The state Senate passed 30-1 on Tuesday a bill adding law enforcement agents to the list of groups targeted by bias or prejudice. Hate crimes against officers would include arson, criminal mischief, graffiti, unlawful restraint, assault and…… MORE
The Texas Senate by a vote of 30-0 approved its version of HB-3158 Tuesday. Senator Royse West said the plan would return the troubled Police & Fire Pension Fund to financial solvency in 46 years. “All parties involved wrestled with their own perspectives versus what are the hard facts of the matter,” said Senator West. “Basically the plan as…… MORE
