AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced two major statewide initiatives to combat the growing national fentanyl crisis during his One Pill Kills Summit this week in Austin. The Governor unveiled a new $10 million multimedia awareness initiative through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to educate Texans on how to prevent, recognize, and…… MORE
A New Task Force Targets Prostitution, Guns, and Drugs
(WBAP/KLIF) — A new task force has been formed in Tarrant County to combat rising crime at hotels and motels. The White Settlement Police Department’s new Hotel-Motel Task Force aims to crack down on drug & gun crimes committed at overnight lodging businesses. Police Chief Chris Cook says the task force will consist of officers,…… MORE
UNT Receives $3.8 Million to Train Mental Health Counselors
(WBAP/KLIF) — With school shootings crisscrossing the nation, the focus centers on the mental health of students and adolescents. $3.8 million in Federal grant money secured by Senator John Cornyn will provide the University of North Texas money to train counselors. The grant’s first of five yearly installments is funded through the Department of Education…… MORE
What’s Next for Tennessee’s Expelled Lawmakers?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. County commissions in each of the expelled lawmakers’ districts will now choose temporary replacements until a special election is held. The commissions could choose Reps. Justin Jones and Justin…… MORE
Justice Thomas Says he Didn’t Have to Disclose Luxury Trips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he wasn’t required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by a Republican megadonor. Thomas says in a statement he was advised by court colleagues and others in the federal judiciary that “this sort of personal hospitality from close…… MORE