Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Founded by Pastor Richie Butler, Project Unity has been instrumental in bringing resources to under-served communities across Dallas during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the highly successful “Together We Test” program, which brought mass testing to thousands of under-served Dallas residents. While the large urban vaccination hubs provide tremendous service, community-based care centers…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – The death of a federal worker at a temporary migrant shelter in Houston prompted the closure of that facility. According to a U.S. Health Department email obtained by the Washington post, a federal employee died this weekend at an emergency shelter set up to care for unaccompanied migrant children in Texas. The…… MORE
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UPDATED: 4/20/21 7:30AM Seagoville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Two teen girls who were subjects of an Amber Alert early Monday were found safe in Plano last night. Seagoville Police discontinued the alert at 7:15pm for 16-year old Devany Betancourt and 17-year old Marina Nelson. Both girls are from Bullard, Texas, south of Tyler. The girls where…… MORE
Washington (AP) – Some people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 are claiming they were only there to record history as journalists, not join a deadly insurrection. Experts say it’s unlikely these defendants can mount a viable defense on First Amendment free speech grounds, but some seem intent on trying. The Associated…… MORE
DALLAS, TX – Dallas police are asking for anyone with information about the shooting on Lyons street late Saturday. Officers were called to the three-thousand block on Lyons street and found 18-year old Cerriante Dimoren Green, had been shot. The black male was pronounced dead at the scene by Dallas Fire-Rescue. Two others were shot…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it is removing immigrant girls from a facility in Houston. HHS said that about 450 girls are being removed from the Emergency Intake Site for Unaccompanied Children operated by the National Association of Christian Churches, where immigrant girls have been housed since April…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Emergency responders say three people have been fatally shot in Austin and no suspect is in custody. The Austin-Travis County EMS says it has received no reports of other victims. EMS spokeswoman Capt. Christa Stedman said early Sunday afternoon that it was still an active scene. She says the first 911…… MORE
San Antonio (AP) – Two men were killed, a woman and a San Antonio police officer wounded during a gunfight that erupted following a routine traffic stop. Police Chief William McManus said the Friday morning incident on the city’s West Side came when an officer stopped a pickup truck containing three occupants. The officer’s body…… MORE
Houston (AP) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it is removing immigrant girls from a facility in Houston. HHS said that about 450 girls are being removed from the Emergency Intake Site for Unaccompanied Children operated by the National Association of Christian Churches where they were housed since April 1. The…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Newly reported COVID-19 cases in Texas have fallen just short of the state average for the past seven days. However, the state’s daily COVID-19 death toll was significantly above average. About 3,200 new cases, plus 273 cases previously unreported, fell two cases short of the state’s rolling seven day average calculated by…… MORE
