Dr. Bud Weinstein, Economist with SMU Cox School of Business, spoke with Brian and Hal about the job numbers, and says that it will probably continue to go down.… MORE
WBAP Morning News: LIVE – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined the WBAP Morning News to discuss the release of salon owner Shelley Luther, and the State’s efforts in reopening the economy. … MORE
Appeals court delays execution set for next week
Austin (AP) – An East Texas man who asserts that he’s intellectually disabled has won a reprieve from his execution scheduled for next week for a 2007 shootout that left two sheriff’s officers dead. Randall Wayne Mays was set to receive lethal injection May 13 for the shootings at his Henderson County home. In an…… MORE
Homicides are way up in Houston
Houston (AP) – Police say the fatal shooting of three men in less than an hour in Houston is part of a nearly 50% increase in homicides in the city this year. Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva says while investigators are still trying to determine a cause for the jump in homicides, one possible factor…… MORE
Private plane crashes south of Fort Worth
BURLESON, Texas (AP) – First responders say the pilot of a small plane was killed when the aircraft crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from a North Texas airport. The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine Cessna crashed around 3:30 p.m. Thursday about 1 mile south of Fort Worth Spinks Airport. That’s about 12 miles…… MORE