AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history says in his first extensive published comments that he didn’t consider himself the incident commander as the massacre unfolded. Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo told the Texas Tribune that he…… MORE
Some dangerously hot weather on the way… Today| Cloudy early…(complex of rain and storms north…may clip northern counties…) then A mix of clouds and sun. Near record high temperatures. High 99F. (RECORD is 101) Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight |Partly cloudy. Low 79F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow| Mostly…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election. With a never-before-seen 12-minute video of extremist groups leading…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter on Thursday directing Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath to create the position of Chief of School Safety and Security within the agency. “The task of ensuring the safety of our schools and students is not solely held within one entity in the State, but encompasses…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) -The statewide gas price average in Texas is $4.62 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is the highest average price AAA has ever tracked for Texas. According to AAA, that price is 28 cents more than on this day last week and is…… MORE