EL PASO, Texas (AP) – The US is ready to open a tent court on the border to help handle tens of thousands of cases of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico, with hearings held entirely by video conference. The court, or “soft-sided” facility as U.S. officials call it, is scheduled to begin operations…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — The head of Texas’ prison system acknowledged during a court hearing Tuesday that state officials violated the settlement of a lawsuit over oppressive heat faced by some prisoners. Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, testified that mistakes were made by his agency as some inmates were put…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Tarrant County Jury has found Terry Wayne King II guilty of attempted aggravated kidnapping and serious bodily injury to a child for attacking a 12 year old girl while she was on her way to the school bus stop in Fort Worth in April 2018. The now 14-year-old Dorika Uwimana was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines employees could be compensated for the Boeing 737 Max groundings. But exactly when that would happen is up in the air, unlike the planes themselves. The industry wide groundings followed two deadly crashes overseas. Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said this week in a company wide email that he’s looking at ways…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The fight between the city of Fort Worth and Former Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald continues. Dallas Judge Gena Slaughter denied the city’s first appeal, ordering city officials to be deposed produce records that were allegedly altered or deleted regarding Fitzgerald’s termination. The city says this includes written and digital documents, emails and text…… MORE