HOUSTON (AP) – A federal judge has ordered former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman to be taken into custody following the ex-congressman’s conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges. U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal says the 61-year-old Republican was a flight risk. Federal prosecutors said Stockman conspired with two staffers to bilk conservative foundations out of at…… MORE
Backpage.com CEO Pleads Guilty to California Money Charges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The chief executive of a website that authorities have dubbed an “online brothel” is pleading guilty to California money-laundering charges and agreeing to cooperate in prosecuting the site’s creators. Carl Ferrer will serve no more than five years in state prison under the plea agreement announced Thursday. He’s pleading guilty to…… MORE
Cornyn: Firing Mueller Would Bring Overwhelmingly Negative Response
(WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn is joining the number of republican lawmakers advising President Donald Trump not to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Cornyn says even if the president has the power, it wouldn’t be a prudent move. “I think it would be a big mistake for the president to fire the special counsel,” Cornyn…… MORE
Hurricane Names Retired, Replacements Announced
MIAMI (AP) – The names of four deadly hurricanes that slammed parts of the United States, Central America and the Caribbean last year are being retired. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that hurricane names Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate will be replaced with Harold, Idalia, Margot and Nigel. The new names will…… MORE
Progress Made on New Hotel in Irving’s Entertainment District
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – Progress is being made on Irving’s long awaited convention center headquarter hotel. A topping out ceremony was held Thursday and city officials say the hotel will open by the end of the year. The $110 million Westin property sits in the middle of the city’s new entertainment district. With 350 guest rooms…… MORE
Investigators Looking into the Cause of Three-Alarm Fire at Irving Apartment Complex
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fire crews are investigating what caused a three-alarm fire at an Irving apartment complex Thursday morning. 22 apartments at the Clarendon Apartment Homes off Beltline Road and Northgate suffered total losses after the fire broke at just before 8. Irving Battalion Chief Rick Sanderson said although one building was destroyed, they’re…… MORE
Arlington’s Texas Live! Named Best Deal of the Year by the Dallas Business Journal
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Business Journal’s annual ‘Best Real Estate Deals of 2017’ event was held last night. The City of Arlington snagged top honors for its world-class Texas Live! developement. Texas Live! also won the Entertainment and Sports category. The $250-million dollar dining, entertainment and hospitality district is set to debut later this…… MORE
Timing of Syrian Airstrikes up in the Air
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says an attack on Syria could take place “very soon or not so soon at all!” The president made the statement in a tweet Thursday morning. Trump on Wednesday warned Russia to “get ready” for a missile attack on its ally Syria, suggesting imminent retaliation for last weekend’s suspected…… MORE
Southwest Airlines reaches an agreement in principal with mechanics union
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — After nearly six years Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. Bret Oestreich, national director of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, issued a statement saying, in part, “We will now work toward educating our members as to the contents of the (agreement in…… MORE
Texas OKs Mexican-American Studies Curriculum Under New Name
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Board of Education has given preliminary approval to creating statewide academic standards for a Mexican-American studies high school course – but only after changing the name to “ethnic studies,” which conservatives argued is less divisive. The Republican-controlled board listened Wednesday to hours of often emotional testimony from students, teachers,…… MORE
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