Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The judge in former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger’s murder case says she’ll wait before deciding if it would be necessary to move the trial out of Dallas. In a court order filed Monday, State District Judge Tammy Kemp said the decision should not come until after prospective jurors have been questioned…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The founder of a Latino progressive group in Texas is joining the growing list of Democrats lining up to challenge Republican Sen. John Cornyn in 2020. Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez launched her U.S. Senate campaign Monday. She’s the founder of a Latino voter mobilization effort called the Jolt Initiative. Her launch video…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines has scored a victory in court over two unions representing mechanics who the airline says are taking part in an illegal work slowdown. A federal judge Monday ordered the unions to tell workers to take all steps to avoid interfering with American’s operations. U.S. District Court Judge Charles…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center hosts it’s annual Crimes Against Children Conference in Downtown Dallas. The four-day conference at the Sheraton Hotel hosts 5,200 people from around the world. “65-70% are either state local and federal law enforcement agencies, the rest are child advocates, prosecutors, nurses, therapists or anyone who works in the child…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Austin police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing one-month-old baby. Elijah Phillips is a black boy, 1-foot, six-inches weighing seven pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police are looking for 30-year-old Brittany Smith and 41-year-old Brandy Galbert, both black women. Police are also looking for 37-year-old Carl Hayden, a…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Rangers will open an investigation into accusations of corruption against the state’s Republican Speaker of the House. Speaker Dennis Bonnen is accused by conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan of offering him media credentials in exchange for campaigning against a group of GOP incumbents in the 2020 primary. The House Investigations…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- As the heat index raises to triple digits, The Salvation Army reminds people about their 13 cooling stations throughout the Metroplex. Salvation Army North Texas Commander Major Jonathan Rich says they’ve seen up to 300 people a day. “When the heat gets to this level it’s really a public health risk and so…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Arlington City Council took its first look Tuesday at the proposed $523 million Fiscal Year 2020 operating budget, which includes a recommendation for a property tax rate reduction for the fourth year in a row. Proposals for next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, include significant investments in public safety and technology, continuation…… MORE
EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF News) – In the aftermath of the El Paso massacre where 22 people were gunned down by a man who espoused white supremacist views and told police he targeted Hispanics, the League of United Latin American Citizens is calling for action. LULAC President Domingo Garcia said Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas lawmakers…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A truckload of supplies is heading from North Texas to Laredo this week to help a church housing U.S. asylum seekers. ‘Texas Baptist Men,’ one of the state’s largest disaster relief organizations, is loading a tractor-trailer with water, clothes and other supplies that will be distributed to people legally seeking asylum in…… MORE
