AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A state appeals court has temporarily halted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s criminal case on securities fraud charges as he presses for a new judge. The ruling Tuesday comes as Paxton is scheduled to stand trial in Houston in September on felony accusations that he mislead investors in a tech startup.…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has revived a bill to keep schools from stigmatizing children while trying to collect lunch debts from parents. Brownsville Democratic Sen. Eddie Lucio included prohibiting “lunch shaming” on a bill studying the cost of a universal school lunch program offered federally. His modified proposal passed Tuesday and now…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Developers in Fort Worth are giving a new name to part of the West Seventh development. They’re planning to rename the area “Crockett Row at West Seventh. Christina Goodwin said developers are planning more open space with shade and outdoor furniture. “We want to create a place for people to feel like…… MORE
Dallas ISD is investigating one of its Officers after alleged video shows the Officer slamming a student to the ground. Video reportedly shows the officer breaking up a fight between two girls at Piedmont G.L.O.B.A.L. Academy, then picking up one of the girls and throwing her to the ground. According to the school district, the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are still trying to figure out why an Uber driver was shot while dropping off a customer Tuesday morning. It happened outside the Trail Apartments near White Rock Lake in Lakewood just before 1 a.m. Dallas police said before the passenger got out of the car, he and the driver…… MORE
Texas first West Nile illness of the year has been reported to the Department of State Health Services, an adult woman from Montgomery County who developed the neurological form of the disease in late April. Diseases like Zika and West Nile remain threats in Texas, and we need everyone to do their part to protect…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas lawmakers have given final approval to a measure cracking down on inappropriate relationships between teachers and students, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott. The bill requires principals and superintendents to report inappropriate teacher-student relationships or face jail time and fines up to $10,000. The teacher’s family could also lose access…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Senator John Cornyn is being considered as a replacement for James Comey, the former FBI Director who was fired by President Donald Trump earlier this month. If selected, Cornyn would be the first current federal office holder to become director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since the agency took its current…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Irving Police Department arrested a Metro PCS employee for allegedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl numerous times at his job. The department’s James McLellan said 36-year-old Gerardo Israel Strauss has been charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child with a bond set at $100,000. Investigators said over the past year, the victim was…… MORE
Officials with Verizon announced a $50,000 donation to the Dallas youth Foundation Monday. The Dallas Police Department joined Verizon at Rosemont Elementary in Dallas in front of a gymnasium full of students. Dallas Police Chief David Pughes said the donation will benefit the ‘Blue in the School’ program. “The Officers go into schools and they…… MORE
