Austin (AP) – Health officials in Texas report 4,456 new coronavirus cases in the state, and 177 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. The Texas Department of State Health Services on Saturday reported 635,315 total cases, and 13,408 deaths, up from 630,829 cases and 13,231 deaths on Friday. The true…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Fights broke out and Dallas Police detained at least two people following a ‘Walk Away Rescue America’ rally at Main Street Garden Park Saturday. Members of the group were displaying American flags and some Trump signs when counter-protesters led by Dominique Alexander of Next Generation Action Network showed up. There was a…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas County Saturday reported 203 new cases of the Covid 19 virus, and one death; 203 additionally from older backlog months. Tarrant County reports 11 new deaths and 249 cases of the virus Denton County reports 74 new cases, Texas Department of State Health Services reports 121 new cases in Collin…… MORE
ASSOCIATED PRESS – AUSTIN – Supporters of President Trump gathered on Lake Travis for a support parade Saturday, but trouble for the boaters began almost as soon as the boats were in the water. Hundreds of boats took part, or tried too. Several are reported to have completely sunk. Reports of several boats in distress…… MORE
GARLAND – WBAP/KLIF – Garland Police are searching for a missing 11 year old girl, last seen Friday night on West Walnut street in Garland. Police believe 11 year old Karen Morales may have walked away with a juvenile male. Morales is described as a Hispanic girl, about 4’7″ tallm, 130 pounds, with short brown…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A Black jogger who spent nearly two days in jail after mistakenly being arrested by San Antonio police because they said he fit the description of an assault suspect says it was a traumatic experience that no one should have to go through. Mathias “Marty” Ometu, a 33-year-old insurance agent, was…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas soldier died this week after collapsing during a training exercise at a U.S. Army base, Army officials said Friday. According to data obtained by the Associated Press from Fort Hood officials, this is the 28th soldier from the Central Texas base to die this year. Fort Hood officials say…… MORE
Austin (AP) – A federal judge in Texas says she’s “concerned” about the high rate of coronavirus infections in the state’s troubled foster care system. The Dallas Morning News reported that court-ordered monitors found the positive test rate was 20% in late August. U.S. District Judge Janis Jack ruled in 2015 that the state foster…… MORE
Houston (AP) – A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop detaining unaccompanied immigrant children in hotels before expelling them without the chance to seek refuge in the United States, a policy the government has enacted during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled Friday that the use of hotels violates…… MORE
San Antonio (AP) – San Antonio police say an officer and a security guard fatally shot a Black shoplifting suspect after he stabbed the officer in the face. The shooting happened in the parking lot of a northwest San Antonio supermarket Friday afternoon. Police Chief William McManus said the guard had detained the man inside…… MORE
