El Paso (AP) – Officials in El Paso say tighter virus restrictions will be put in place there in an effort to stop a surge in newly reported COVID-19 cases. El Paso County is the first major county in Texas to scale back since Governor Greg Abbott loosened rules in September. Visitors to facilities that…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas’ governor appointed a new justice to the state Supreme Court Thursday, filling the vacant seat of a recently retired judge. Republican Governor Greg Abbott appointed Rebeca Huddle to replace Justice Paul Green, who retired in August. Huddle will serve through the end of 2022. If Green had retired 10 days earlier,…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal prosecutors have charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman with conducting a $2 billion tax fraud scheme that they say is the largest such case ever brought against an American. Department of Justice officials say the 79 year old CEO of Houston’s Reynolds and Reynolds Company hid money for more than 20 years…… MORE
LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Denton County Elections Administration temporarily closed a polling location in Lewisville on Thursday over concerns surrounding COVID-19. According to election officials, the Fred P. Herring Recreation Center at 191 Civic Circle in Lewisville was closed after a poll worker tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. “As part of the standard contact…… MORE
EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced his appointment of Rebeca Huddle to the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday in El Paso. Huddle will replace Justice Paul Green on the bench, who retired in August of this year. The announcement was made at Stephen F. Austin High School, which is where Huddle attended school.…… MORE