Austin (AP) – The federal Centers for Disease Control reports that the percentage of Texans who have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine is approaching one-third. The CDC reports 30.6% of all Texas residents, more than 8.8 million, have been given one dose and 18.2% have been fully vaccinated. The state health…… MORE
Texas Rep. Crenshaw Temporarily Blind After Eye Surgery
Houston (AP) – Texas Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw says he has undergone surgery on his eye and will be virtually sightless for a month. Crenshaw is a Navy veteran who lost his right eye and suffered damage to his left eye to a homemade bomb explosion while he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012. Crenshaw…… MORE
Mother; Person of Interest Held in Apparent Stabbing Deaths of 3 Babies
LOS ANGELES – A 30 year old woman is now held as a person of interest in connection with the apparent stabbing death of three children, all under the age of 3, found by their Grandmother Saturday morning in an apartment in Reseda. Police were tight lipped and offered no description of a possible suspect…… MORE
Royse City Police Officer Struck, Injured by Auto on I-30
ROYSE CITY – WBAP/KLIF – Royse City Police say Officer Michael Baley received non-life threatening injuries when he was struck by a car that left the roadway on I-30 Saturday morning. Baley was reported to have been helping a stranded motorist alongside I-30 at the time, and was reported to be standing in the grassy…… MORE
Texas Man Accused of Threatening to Blow Up An Amazon Data Center
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas man is charged with threatening to blow up an Amazon data center in Virginia. Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah said Friday that 28-year-old Seth Aaron Pendley,of Wichita Falls is charged with attempting to destroy a building with an explosive. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice says Pendley, is in…… MORE
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Accused of Blocking Twitter Users for Criticizing Him / His Policies
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Nine Texans have sued state Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming he blocked them on Twitter for criticizing him or his policies in comments responding to his tweets. The federal lawsuit filed Thursday asks a judge to declare Paxton’s action unconstitutional and require him to unblock the plaintiffs. The Dallas Morning News…… MORE
No Motive Yet For Mass Shooting In Bryan
Bryan (AP) – Police in Texas are still seeking a motive for what led an employee at a cabinet-making company to open fire on his co-workers. One man was killed and five others were wounded in Bryan before authorities say the shooter then shot a state trooper during a search for the suspect. Police say…… MORE
Fewer Vaccines Coming To Texas Next Week
Austin (AP) – Texas health officials say the state expects to receive fewer vaccine doses for use next week because of production problems with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday more than 1.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be shipped to providers across Texas. The state will…… MORE
Baby Shot By Three Year Old
Houston (AP) – Police believe an infant has been fatally shot by his 3 year old brother after the older boy got a hold of a gun inside a Houston apartment. Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Wendy Baimbridge says the infant was shot in his abdomen Friday morning. Several adults who were inside the apartment…… MORE
Pandemic Slowing as Cases Eclipse 650,000 in Metroplex
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Lone Star state is inching towards 2.5 million coronavirus infections, after more than 2,227 cases were detected Friday. Dallas and Tarrant counties have close to 253,000 positive tests each during the Covid-19 pandemic, while Collin and Denton counties are both close to 73,000 cases. The death toll in Dallas county is almost…… MORE
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