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Children Subject to Amber Alert Found Unharmed; Mother Found Dead

Children Subject to Amber Alert Found Unharmed; Mother Found Dead

Update at 3:50pm: The father suspected of kidnapping his two young boys and killing their mother has died. According to Dallas Police, Officers responded to a welfare concern at an apartment residence located at 8850 Ferguson Road on Sunday. Once a key holder arrived, officers were granted entry into the apartment and found 26-year-old Latiffiney…MORE

My Plates Rolls Out 2 New Texas A&M Plate Designs

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Starting today ‘My Plates’ has rolled out two new Texas A&M license plates for Aggies to enjoy.    The first plate features a maroon background, with the famous ‘Gig’em Aggies’ slogan and the university’s logo; the other features a black background a larger A&M logo & the university’s ‘Home of the 12th…MORE

Texas Lawmakers Are Drafting Hair Discrimination Bill

Texas Lawmakers Are Drafting Hair Discrimination Bill

HOUSTON (AP) – The Texas Legislative Black Caucus announced it’s working on a bill that would ban discrimination based on hair textures and styles commonly associated with race following the suspension of a black high school student near Houston. The Texas Tribune reports lawmakers, accompanied by black leaders and advocates, announced the CROWN Act at…MORE

Police: Texas Teen Killed By Bully He Had Stopped Earlier

Police: Texas Teen Killed By Bully He Had Stopped Earlier

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Police in Arlington, Texas, say a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot by another teen who the victim had stopped from bullying another boy a few days earlier. Police Officer Christopher Cook told reporters Friday that Samuel Reynolds had said “he started having some trouble with the suspect” in the days after…MORE

Naval Academy Midshipman from Flower Mound Dies During Readiness Test

Naval Academy Midshipman from Flower Mound Dies During Readiness Test

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – A Navy midshipman has died while taking a physical readiness test at the U.S. Naval Academy. The academy identified the midshipman Sunday as Duke Carrillo, 21, of Flower Mound, Texas. Officials said in a news release that Carrillo collapsed Saturday during the 1.5-mile run portion of the Navy’s semi-annual physical readiness…MORE