AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism professor whose hiring was sabotaged by backlash over her past work promoting diversity. The nation’s largest public school agreed to pay Kathleen McElroy and apologized to her while admitting “mistakes were made during the hiring process.” Texas A&M,…… MORE
Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charges in 2020 Election Case
UPDATED: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately failed attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power. Trump appeared before a magistrate judge…… MORE
Two Bodies Found in Border Buoy Barrier System
(WBAP/KLIF) — Border officials indicate that two bodies have been recovered from the marine barriers in the Rio Grande River. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that authorities from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) notified Mexican officials in Eagle Pass, Wednesday, that a body was found stuck in the southern part of the…… MORE
Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Securities Fraud Trial to be Scheduled After Impeachment Hearing
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The securities fraud trial date for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been kicked down the road again. He appeared in a Houston courtroom Thursday morning with his attorneys who asked Judge Andrea Beall to schedule the proceedings after his September 5 impeachment trial in the Texas Senate. Both…… MORE
El Paso Remembers Victims of the 2019 Walmart Massacre
(WBAP/KLIF) — Residents of El Paso, Texas, are remembering the lives of those lost during the Walmart Massacre four years ago. The memorial event honors the 23 people killed and dozens injured on August 3rd, 2019, when a gunman opened fire shortly after 10:30 am. Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) is sponsoring the event,…… MORE