SANTA FE, Texas (AP) – A change of venue is being sought for an 18-year-old charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of 10 people at a Texas high school. Attorneys for Dimitrios Pagourtzis filed a motion Tuesday in Galveston County District Court saying media coverage prejudice within the community prevents Pagourtzis from receiving…… MORE
The Embattled Deputy Attorney General Expected to Step Down After New AG in Confirmed
(AP) – Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position soon after William Barr is confirmed as attorney general. That’s according to a person familiar with the plans who wasn’t authorized to discuss them publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Barr has a confirmation hearing before the…… MORE
Information Sought on Pets Found Shot and Mutilated in Denton County
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two dogs who escaped from a back yard after being scared by a thunderstorm were found shot to death and mutilated in Denton County. The Denton County Sheriff’s Department says the two dogs were found dead near Indian Tails Drive and Sam Reynolds Road in Justin. The sheriff’s department is investigating it…… MORE
Neiman Marcus reaches $1.5 million data breach settlement
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 40 state attorneys general have announced a $1.5 million settlement with The Neiman Marcus Group LLC over a data breach the Dallas-based retailer disclosed in January 2014. The breach exposed customer credit card data at 77 Neiman Marcus stores nationwide. Over a three-month period in 2013, about 370,000 Neiman…… MORE
President Trump Addresses The Nation on Border Security
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – President Trump made his case for a border wall during a prime time address Tuesday evening. President Trump said there is a “growing humanitarian and security crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border. The president says all Americans are hurt by uncontrolled illegal immigration and it strains public resources and drives down jobs and…… MORE
Fort Worth Launches Program to Educate Voters on Pension Fund
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The city of Fort Worth launches an education campaign ahead of a vote on the city’s pension in an effort to eliminate its $1.6 billion unfunded liability. Current city employees, general, fire and police will vote on Feb. 4-22 and decide whether or not to increase employee contributions to the fund, approve employee contributions to…… MORE
Protesters Demand Safety for DART Disabled Riders
Protesters rallied around DART headquarters to help DART drivers who serve the disabled community, keep their jobs Kenneth Day, representing DART workers says DART officials will vote tonight on an issue that could end Paratransit driver contracts and use services like Uber, Lyft and Taxis instead. Day said this job requires well-trained, experienced drivers who understand the disabled…… MORE
A Vote On Thursday To Remove A Party Vice Chairman Because He Is Muslim
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Several Republican leaders in one of Texas’ most populous counties worry an upcoming vote to oust a party vice chairman because he’s Muslim could hurt the GOP’s ability to energize voters in 2020. The Tarrant County GOP executive committee will decide Thursday whether to remove Shahid Shafi from the post.…… MORE
House Democrat Steny Hoyer Says President Trump is Holding the Government Hostage
WASHINGTON (AP) – The No. 2 House Democrat is blaming President Donald Trump for the partial government shutdown and says Trump is holding the government “hostage.” Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer says Tuesday that “in another context, we would call that an act of kidnapping or terrorism.” Hoyer says it would be akin to an imposition…… MORE
Judge Issues Gag Order in Amber Guyger Case
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The judge presiding over the Amber Guyger case has issued a gag order to all attorneys involved. Guyger is the former Dallas police officer accused of killing Botham Jean, an unarmed black man in his apartment, after she claims she mistook his apartment for her own. Daryl Washington is the Jean family…… MORE
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