Yearly Archives: 2018

Twitter User Says He Was Glad to See Lubbock After a SWA Jet Lost an Engine Mid-Flight

Twitter User Says He Was Glad to See Lubbock After a SWA Jet Lost an Engine Mid-Flight

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Another Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing yesterday in West Texas. The flight was on its way from Phoenix to Oklahoma City when it made the unplanned stop in Lubbock about 5:30pm. The pilot reported some excess engine vibration and requested to land. Air traffic controllers said they could see flames…MORE

AG: Some Election Judges Can Carry Handguns To the Polls

AG: Some Election Judges Can Carry Handguns To the Polls

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – In a non-binding opinion issued Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says presiding election judges licensed to carry handguns may do so while working at polls in government buildings. In March, Rpublican State Rep. James White of Woodville had asked for the opinion, citing “safety concerns for election judges who work long…MORE

Texan Selling 3D Printed Gun Plans, Despite Ruling

Texan Selling 3D Printed Gun Plans, Despite Ruling

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3D-printed guns says he has begun selling the blueprints through his website to anyone who wants to make one, despite a federal court order barring him from posting the plans online. Cody Wilson says he began selling the plans Tuesday morning and…MORE

Republicans resist plan to rename Senate building for McCain

Republicans resist plan to rename Senate building for McCain

WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to rename the Senate’s oldest office building for John McCain ran into resistance Tuesday from Republican senators reluctant to take away an honor already bestowed on an earlier Senate titan — and a leader of Southern senators during a tumultuous era in the nation’s history. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,…MORE