WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is upholding Texas’ use of electoral districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory. The justices ruled 5-4 Monday in an unusual case involving congressional and state legislative districts that had first been adopted by the lower court on an interim basis, then approved by the Texas…… MORE
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) – A rest center for asylum-seekers in the Texas border town of McAllen has seen such a big surge of donations that they’ve had to rent additional storage space, and caravans of volunteers from across the U.S. have also showed up at their doors. The respite center run by Catholic Charities of…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) — When Ivanka Trump learned that Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano was raising money to minister to migrants at the Texas – Mexico border she donated $50,000 to the effort. Pastor Jack Graham said the donation was received after he sent a tweet reading, “We @Prestonwood are currently working to provide solutions…… MORE
UNDATED (WBAP/KLIF) – In an emotional podcast interview released Sunday, Roseanne Barr apologized for a tweet where she compared a former Obama adviser to an ape, which prompted ABC to cancel the revival for her hit show “Roseanne.” The 65-year-old said she “never would have wittingly called any black person a monkey.” In an emotional…… MORE
Kaufman County (WBAP/KLIF) – The body of a 6-year autistic boy was found in a pond near his home early this morning. Dalton Richardson had gone missing Sunday afternoon, wearing only a pull-up diaper, triggering a massive search involving 10 fire department, 8 police agencies and community members. Kaufman county sheriff Bryan Beavers told reporters…… MORE