Austin (AP) – State health officials report an uptick in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Texas. 3,673 new cases were reported Saturday, 152 more than Friday. The addition of 121 previously unreported cases raised the Texas pandemic total to more than 2.74 million. The state also reports the fewest COVID-19 hospitalizations since Oct.…… MORE
Should President Biden Be Doing A Better Job On Immigration?
Washington (AP) – The Biden administration is facing growing questions about why it wasn’t better prepared for an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The administration is scrambling to build up capacity to care for 14,000 young undocumented migrants now in federal custody, and more are likely on the way. Immigration experts say the…… MORE
Early Morning Fire Damages Fort Worth Church
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Fire Department was called out early Sunday morning to fight a raging fire in a neighborhood church. Flames were shooting out the roof of the El Buen Samaritano Methodist Church in the 3400 block of Strong Avenue when the first firefighters arrived. On-scene reports described the damage is…… MORE
Dallas Police: One Woman is Dead and Seven Injured in Dallas Night Club Shooting
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are investigating a murder that reportedly happened about 1:30 Saturday morning. According to police, there was an altercation between two groups of people at the Pryme Night Club on Technology Blvd. Police report that someone pulled out a handgun and starting shooting. A total of eight people were injured, but…… MORE
Four More Women are Suing Houston Texans Quarterback Deshaun Watson
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has been sued by four more women who accuse him of sexual assault and harassment. The lawsuits were filed Thursday night. They came hours after the NFL said it was investigating earlier allegations by three massage therapists who said the 25-year-old quarterback sexually assaulted them during massages.…… MORE
Fort Worth Man Arrested For Kidnapping 2 Girls In New Hampshire
Hartford, Conn. (WBAP/KLIF) – An 18 year old Fort Worth man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping two girls in New Hampshire. Cameron Snody reportedly flew to Swanzey, New Hampshire to meet a 17 year old girl he had been communicating with on a messaging app. While he was there police say he stole her…… MORE
An Immigrant Holding Camp Has Bad Water
Austin (AP) – Texas’ environmental regulator has barred most uses of the water at a Midland oilfield camp that’s been converted into a holding center for immigrant teenagers. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Friday ordered federal agencies to stop using water at the site for anything other than flushing toilets or washing clothes.…… MORE
Angry Man Refuses To Wear Mask, Stabs Restaurant Manager
League City (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in League City, southeast of Houston, are searching for 53 year old James Schulz. He allegedly refused to wear a mask at a local Jack in the Box, and then stabbed the shift manager when he insisted. The shift manager is expected to recover. He was stabbed three times in…… MORE
No Charges for Texas Officer in Killing of College Student
DENTON, Texas (AP) – A grand jury has declined to indict a North Texas police officer in the fatal shooting of a college student who had refused to drop a frying pan and a cleaver and then advanced toward police with the pan. The Denton County grand jury made the decision Thursday about the officer.…… MORE
Texas Power Grid Operator Gets a Pass. For Now.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court has sidestepped a ruling on whether the state’s embattled power grid operator can be sued. The decision today comes as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas remains under fire following February’s deadly blackouts. More than 50 people died in the winter storm and resulting blackouts, which left…… MORE
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