Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Dallas police officers were arrested Friday and Saturday in unrelated incidents. Senior Cpl. Thomas Hartmann, who joined the department in January 2010, was charged with assault and tampering with a witness in connection with an unspecified incident that occurred March 6 in Aubrey. Hartmann turned himself in to the Denton County…… MORE
North Texas Man Imprisoned 30+ Years Free; Dallas DA Okays Vacating Sentence
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Now 56 years old, and jailed at age 22, Benjamin Spencer is free, as of Friday, after more than 30 years in prison. The case in which he was sentenced to 35 years for robbery, in connection with a carjacking and the murder of a clothing executive Jeffrey Young, is being…… MORE
A Federal Lawsuit to Stop a Texas Highway with a $7 Billion Price Tag
HOUSTON (AP) – A federal lawsuit has been filed to stop a massive $7 billion highway widening project in Houston that local officials and community advocates say won’t improve the area’s traffic congestion and will disproportionately impact minority residents who would be displaced by the proposed construction. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by Harris County, comes…… MORE
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues City of Austin & Travis County Over Mask Mandate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Acting on his threat, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Austin and Travis County officials over their decision to continue requiring mask-wearing in public. Paxton had threatened a suit after the local officials decided Tuesday to exempt the city and county from Gov. Greg Abbott’s lifting of the state’s mask…… MORE
Residents in Austin & Travis County Required To Wear Masks Two More Weeks
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin and Travis County will continue to require masks to be worn in public for at least two more weeks. That’s after a judge put off a ruling on the state’s court challenge of that mandate until a March 26 hearing. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the city…… MORE