AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal court says Texas can change voting maps without federal supervision despite “grave concerns” and findings that Republicans racially discriminated while trying to strengthen their majorities in Congress and the state Legislature. The ruling Wednesday is a key decision ahead of the 2020 census. It clears the way for Texas…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas teenager who rapped under the name Tay-K has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the 2016 shooting death of a man during a home invasion. A jury in Fort Worth convicted 19-year-old Taymor McIntyre last week for his role in the death of 21-year-old Ethan Walker. On Tuesday,…… MORE
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced late Wednesday that he will resign Aug. 2, conceding power after nearly two weeks of furious protests and political upheaval touched off by a leak of crude and insulting chat messages between him and his top advisers. A crowd of thousands outside the…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Police have released the body cam video of an incident where an active shooter was shot by SWAT officers July 18th. “We are providing this available body camera footage in order to provide perspective and transparency, while the majority of media outlets wait for formal open records requests to be…… MORE
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- North Texas business leaders join a discussion hosted by the North Texas Commission on immigrant economic contributions. Jeremy Robbins Executive Director with New American Economy organization presented a study that shows the almost 1.4 million legal and undocumented immigrants are working labor intensive jobs and contributing billions of dollars in local and federal taxes. “They…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is warning minors to avoid hanging out in Deep Ellum this summer. With the busy summer months, Deep Ellum businesses are seeing an increase in the number of teenagers hanging out in the entertainment district, which Police say can lead to both crime and overcrowding. Beginning this weekend,…… MORE
Update at 3:15pm: Former special counsel Robert Mueller has finished testifying before Congress. Mueller testified before two committees on Wednesday for more than six hours on his 448-page report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mueller said the interference was not a hoax, and it was not an isolated episode. He warned that there…… MORE
ROANOKE (WBAP/KLIF) – An Oklahoma man wanted in the murder of his father is jailed in North Texas. According to Roanoke Police, 21-year-old Jacob Barber was found early Wednesday morning sleeping outside of PetSmart, at 1208 Hwy 377 North in Roanoke. Officers arrived on scene and confronted Barber who was sleeping on his backpack up…… MORE
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) – A Panhandle school district will begin drug testing students as young as 12 years old who are interested in playing sports or participating in other extracurricular offerings. Bushland Independent School District Superintendent Chris Wigington tells Amarillo station KVII-TV that testing will begin when classes resume next month. He said students in…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Star-Telegram says, “Countless migrant children could soon be headed to Fort Worth” The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is considering Fort Worth among a handful of sites for a permanent state-licensed shelter for the unaccompanied children’s program Fort Worth has served as a temporary home to…… MORE
