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Top Immigration Lawyer Conference Pulling Out of Texas

Top Immigration Lawyer Conference Pulling Out of Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The nation’s premier immigration attorney conference is boycotting Texas because of the state’s tough, new anti-“sanctuary cities” law. The American Immigration Lawyers Association announced Wednesday the cancellation of its 3,000-member conference in Grapevine, slated for 2018. The organization’s president, William Stockton, said members “expressed their desire not to spend money” in…MORE

Dallas County Community College District Approves Concealed Carry Policy

Dallas County Community College District Approves Concealed Carry Policy

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County Community College District has approved its concealed carry policy in anticipation of a new law that takes effect in in a few months. Senate Bill 11 allows concealed handguns on campus August 1st. Last month, a student was shot and killed at North Lake College in Irving. Since then,…MORE

NSA Contractor Accused of Leaking Classified Information Has Texas Ties

NSA Contractor Accused of Leaking Classified Information Has Texas Ties

GEORGIA (Westwood One News) – The woman arrested for leaking top secret information while working as a federal contractor for the National Security Agency has Texas Ties. 25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner grew up in the town of Kingsville, which is about 40 miles outside of Corpus Christi. After finishing high school, she joined the Air…MORE

Texas State Representative Issues Apology After DWI Arrest in Dallas

Texas State Representative Issues Apology After DWI Arrest in Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – State Representative Victoria Neave issued a public apology Wednesday afternoon following her arrest on a suspicion of driving while intoxicated charge less than 24 hours earlier. Dallas police arrested Neave around 11:30 Tuesday night after they received a call about a car that had hit a tree near the Lakewood Country Club.…MORE

Denton Police Arrest Man Accused in a String of Burglaries, Sexual Assaults

Denton Police Arrest Man Accused in a String of Burglaries, Sexual Assaults

DENTON  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Denton Police Department said a man who allegedly broke into several apartments near the University of North Texas and tried commit sexual assault is now behind bars. The department’s Shane Kizer said the crimes occurred in February and May of 2017. He said while investigators worked a string of potentially…MORE

‘Weekend of Honor’ unites Dallas a Year After Police Ambush

Local organizations are asking the city of Dallas to unite, a year after the Dallas Police ambush. The ‘Weekend of Honor’ is a series of events July 7 through July 9, 2017 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the shootings that killed four Dallas Police Officers and one DART Officer, and the resilience of the…MORE

Governor Greg Abbott Calls Special Legislative Session

Governor Greg Abbott Calls Special Legislative Session

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott called for a special session of the Texas Legislature on Tuesday to address sunset bills and 19 other items such including the privacy rights of women and children in public bathrooms, school finance and property taxes. The special session will begin July 18th and Abbott said the first order of business will…MORE

Country Music Star Dedicates Playroom at Children’s

Country music star Garth Brooks dedicated a new state-of-the-art playroom with a visit to Children’s Medical Center Dallas on Tuesday. “The Big Z” was named because of its location in “The Big D” and is an interactive, therapeutic playroom with play areas for infants and school aged children. The newly renovated Child Life Zone also…MORE

Federal Contractor Charged with Leaking Classified Documents to Press

Federal Contractor Charged with Leaking Classified Documents to Press

GEORGIA  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Justice charged a federal contractor in Georgia on Monday with leaking classified materials to the press. According to a DOJ release, 25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner, from Augusta, Georgia, with removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet. Winner, a contractor with Plubirus International…MORE

Truck Driver in Deadly School Bus Crash Tested Positive for Methamphetamine

Truck Driver in Deadly School Bus Crash Tested Positive for Methamphetamine

Mount Pleasant  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities have released new information about a deadly accident involving an 18-wheeler and a school bus on Highway 271 in East Texas on March 23. 47-year-old Bradley Farmer was driving his big rig and swerved into a school bus that was carrying the Mount Pleasant High School track team. Farmer…MORE