FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A joint investigation between Fort Worth Police and the U.S. Secret Service led the arrest and conviction of a North Texas man who videotaped the sexual assault of a child. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox said 34-year-old Chester Devin Leban of Fort Worth was…… MORE
Abbott Sending COVID-19 Team to Tackle El Paso Surge
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An ongoing wave of COVID-19 cases in the El Paso area prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to announce Monday that a surge team of medical professionals would be dispatched to the area. The 75 doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists being dispatched will be accompanied by a supply of extra personal protective equipment…… MORE
Federal Appeals Court Sides With Gov. Abbott of Ballot Drop Boxes
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas restrictions allowing only a single drop-box for mail-in ballots in each county were reinstated by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. The ruling late Monday sided with Governor Greg Abbott who on Oct. 1 ordered the shuttering of multiple drop boxes where thousands of ballots in some of Texas’s largest…… MORE
Jill Biden Scheduled To Visit Texas Tuesday To Promote Early Voting
Jill Biden, wife of Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Texas today. The purpose of Mrs. Biden’s visit is reportedly to promote early voting. She plans to make stops in Dallas, Houston, & El Paso, encouraging voters to support the Biden-Harris ticket in November, according to a press release. The Get Out…… MORE
Man Led With Rope By Officers On Horseback Sues The City of Galveston
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) – A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a Texas city and its police department for $1 million, saying he suffered humiliation and fear during his arrest. News outlets report 44-year-old Donald Neely filed the suit this week in Galveston County. It…… MORE