RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Richardson police are investigating a road rage shooting that left one person dead Thursday morning. Officers were called to the scene along U.S 75 near Campbell Road around 6:30. Sergeant Kevin Perlich said when officers got the scene, they found one person dead inside a car on the side of the road. He said…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A sea of Dallas and DART police officers gathered at the Illinois Rail Station Thursday morning to pay honor the DART officer who was killed in the July 7th ambush in downtown last year. Dallas residents were also on hand to pay tribute to Officer Brent Thompson as National Police Week is commemorated…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has approved a bill allowing drivers to offer donations to help the state clear its backlog of untested rape kits. The proposal asks drivers renewing their licenses to donate $1 or more to help test rape kits awaiting analysis. Advocates say that while the driver license renewal approach…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said he’s ready to take the Legislature to a special session over the “bathroom bill” and property tax relief. “The two bills that I have discussed today…property tax relief and privacy are among the highest priority of the people of Texas. Whether or not we have a…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Senate is discussing the future of an agency that provides bus service to more than half of the local school districts in Dallas County. Republican Senator Don Huffines filed the bill to get rid of Dallas County Schools, claiming the agency is unreliable. State Representative Rafael Anchia backed up that claim…… MORE
A former Baylor University volleyball player has filed a Title IX lawsuit against the school claiming she was gang raped by Baylor football players. The woman referred to in the lawsuit as Jane Doe says she was brutally raped by at least four and as many as eight Baylor football players after a party in 2012.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department held services late Wednesday morning to honor fallen officers on Police Memorial Day. The event recognizes the sacrifices made by Dallas officers who’ve given their lives in the line of duty, including the five officers killed in the July 7th ambush. Hundreds of people gathered for the ceremony,…… MORE
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
