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Midlothian Police Investigate Alleged Abduction Attempt of Student Near Middle School

Midlothian Police Investigate Alleged Abduction Attempt of Student Near Middle School

MIDLOTHIAN  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Midlothian police are warning residents to be on alert as they investigate an alleged abduction attempt in the Kensington Park neighborhood. Investigators said a young girl was walking home from Walnut Grove Middle School around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, when she noticed a black pickup truck pass her on Newgate Street and…MORE

Texas GOP House Speaker Won’t Face Criminal Prosecution

Texas GOP House Speaker Won’t Face Criminal Prosecution

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A district attorney says Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen won’t face criminal charges for offering House media credentials in exchange for campaign help. Brazoria County District Attorney Jeri Yenne released a statement Thursday calling Bonnen’s actions and statements “repugnant” but said there isn’t enough evidence to warrant criminal prosecution. Bonnen was…MORE

Hundreds Attend Funeral For Fort Worth Woman Shot In Home By Officer

Hundreds Attend Funeral For Fort Worth Woman Shot In Home By Officer

DALLAS (AP) – Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of a black woman fatally shot in her home by a Fort Worth police officer. Fort Worth’s mayor and interim police chief joined family and mourners from across the country at the service for Atatiana Jefferson on Thursday at Concord Church in Dallas. The Fort Worth…MORE

Texas GOP Leaders Enter Parents’ Battle Over Child’s Gender

Texas GOP Leaders Enter Parents’ Battle Over Child’s Gender

DALLAS (AP) — Top Republican leaders in Texas this week weighed in on two parents’ battle over their 7-year-old child’s gender identity after the case was shared widely on social media and conservative news sites. Former spouses Anne Georgulas and Jeffrey Younger, who live in the Dallas area, have been embroiled in a legal dispute…MORE