Houston (AP) – 11 employees with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office have been fired, and six others have been suspended following the February death of a county jail inmate who had been hit multiple times in the head by detention officers. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Friday medical examiners had ruled Jaquaree Simmons’s death a homicide…… MORE
Texas College Athletes May Be Able To Endorse Products
Austin (AP) – Texas lawmakers have approved letting college athletes earn money with endorsements and sponsorship deals that have been previously banned. Friday’s Senate vote sends the measure to Gov. Greg Abbott to consider signing into law. Several states have already approved measures allowing allow athletes to earn money off their name, image and likeness.…… MORE
US To Expedite Family Immigration Cases
El Paso (AP) – U.S. officials say they will fast-track the immigration court cases of families arriving on the southern border. The move comes comes as the Biden administration has eased some asylum restrictions that had expelled many arriving immigrant families from the country. Under the plan, immigrant families stopped on the border could be…… MORE
Nation to Expect a 600% Increase in Air Travelers This Weekend
(WBAP/KLIF) — More than 37 million Americans are expected to travel this weekend and airport TSA officials across the nation report a 600% increase of air travelers compared to last year. Casey Stegall reporting from DFW airport also says that airlines are requiring masks regardless of your vaccine status. Millions of Americans are traveling this…… MORE
Illegal Immigrant Children Still Pouring Over the Border
(WBAP/KLIF) — Border officials say more than half a million illegal immigrants have arrived in the U.S. during 2021 and Texas Governor Greg Abbott is blaming president Biden. According to Bill Melugin, border officials are processing thousands of migrants, including a large group of unaccompanied children near La Joya. Not only are migrant children in…… MORE
Former FBI Agent Accused of Defrauding Texas Woman of Nearly $1 Million
(WBAP/KLIF) — A former FBI agent is accused of bilking a Texas woman out of almost a million dollars. William Roy Stone, Jr., was indicted on 11 federal counts, including wire fraud, conspiracy and impersonating a federal officer. Stone allegedly conned a Texas woman out of almost $800,000. The former FBI agent is accused of convinced…… MORE
Abbott Worried About Enormous Amounts of Drugs at the Border
(WBAP/KLIF) — Governor Greg Abbott is sounding the alarm about the seizure almost 100 pounds of fentanyl along the Texas border with Mexico. Abbott says that’s about 21-million lethal doses that were headed for multiple states across the country and president biden hasn’t provided any help to the crisis. Abbott blames the problem on cartel drug…… MORE
FWISD Summer Launch Will Pay Teachers, Staff a $1,000 Stipend
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth ISD is offering a first-of-its-kind opportunity for students this summer – and will pay teachers and others a $1,000 stipend on top of their usual daily or hourly rate of compensation. Summer Launch will allow students to catch up or accelerate their learning and recover credits lost due to disruptions…… MORE
City of Fort Worth Warns Residents about an App that is Posing to be Affiliated with the City.
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is warning residents about an app called “One Simplicity” that is posing to be affiliated with the city. It has about 50 different Texas cities on there. “By the unauthorized use of the city’s logo, the Simplicity app gives residents the false impression that the information and…… MORE
Southwest Airlines Bans Woman Seen on Video Punching Flight Attendant
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines has banned a woman from its flight after she was seen on video seen punching a flight attendant in the face. An airline executive reminded employees in a memo Thursday that the airline has a process to permanently restrict passengers from traveling on Southwest, The memo stated that the woman…… MORE
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