TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texans saw some relief at the pump this week as gas prices dropped for the first time in 14 weeks. AAA Texas reports the average price in Texas is $2.59 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel which is three cents less than on this day last week and four cents…… MORE
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill in the Texas house that would have taxed e-cigarettes and vaping products is dead after Governor Abbott called for 11th hour changes aimed at imposing taxes on vape makers. Abbott stepped in to call for taxes on makers of devices that help people quit smoking, at the urging of…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In a plea deal, a former North Texas doctor who prosecutors say prescribed unnecessary prescriptions for powerful painkillers has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Authorities say the prescriptions led to at least seven deaths. 58-year old Howard Diamond faced up to life in prison. He was the lead physician at…… MORE
Austin (AP) – A proposed Texas Senate bill does not prohibit drivers from transporting groups of “elderly, disabled or poor” to the polls to vote as social media posts shared widely suggest. The false claims, which have been shared thousands of times on Twitter and Facebook, distort a provision about Election Day transportation in Senate…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The nation’s busiest death-penalty state would stop executing inmates who are severely mentally ill under legislation the Republican-controlled Texas House approved Thursday, signaling a willingness to soften the state’s tough stance on capital punishment. The measure may not get much farther, though. It needs to pass the Senate, which is Texas’…… MORE