TRAVIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan. The suit, which was filed Thursday in Travis County, alleges state campaign finance law violations and is seeking the release of a controversial recording made secretly during a meeting between Bonnen and…… MORE
Superior, Montana (WBAP/KLIF) – A Montana man charged with slamming a 13-year-old boy to the ground fracturing his skull for refusing to remove his hat during the national anthem, believed he was doing what President Trump wanted him to do. The lawyer for 39-year old Curt Brockway told ‘The Missoulian’ that his client had convinced…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Plano based J.C. Penney Co. says it has been warned that its stock could be removed from the New York Stock Exchange for trading below $1 for too long. The department store chain, which traces its roots back to 1902, has six months to try and boost its stock price or…… MORE
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — A spokesman for police in Allen, Texas, says a record has been found of a telephone call to police that attorney’s for Patrick Crusius’ family say came from his mother. Sgt. Jon Felty told The Associated Press on Thursday that the call was taken on June 27 from a woman…… MORE
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- U.S. Senator John Cornyn is in North Texas to address gun control and legislature regarding the two most recent mass shootings. Senator Cornyn said he’s spoken to Governor Greg Abbott and is working on what Texas can do to improve the compliance with the background check system. “This means people who are already…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Government meteorologists say this year’s hurricane season may be busier than initially expected now that summer’s weak El Nino has faded away. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday the Atlantic season looks more active than normal as peak hurricane season begins. Forecasters now expect 10 to 17…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Callaway Golf Company, a global sporting goods company that specializes in designing, manufacturing and selling golf equipment, accessories and lifestyle-related products, is opening a 783,465-square-foot national distribution center located at Alliance Center North 3 in AllianceTexas, the more than 26,000-acre master-planned community developed by Hillwood. The new facility is approximately four times…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is scheduled this weekend in Texas. The Texas Comptroller’s Office said the tax break begins Friday and runs through Sunday and only applies to certain items. Most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks are up for grabs as long as they retail for under $100 …… MORE
Dallas – Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – As part of a nationwide sex trafficking sting last month, the FBI says the DFW area recorded the second highest number of child trafficking victims. Nine children in North Texas were recovered during ‘Operation Independence Day.’ The agency says the operation also led to 11 arrests and the recovery…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – An attorney for the family of the man charged in the El Paso Walmart shooting rampage says the man’s mother contacted police weeks before the rampage out of concern that her son had a rifle. Dallas attorney Chris Ayres confirmed to The Associated Press that the call was made to…… MORE
