AUSTIN (AP) – Texas’ Republican lieutenant governor says he won’t support reducing penalties for small amounts of marijuana, calling it “a step toward legalization.” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s opposition Tuesday followed a historic vote in the GOP-controlled Texas House to make possession of an ounce or less of the drug to a Class C misdemeanor.…… MORE
SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A credit card skimmer was found at another gas station in North Texas. The Texas Department of Agriculture said it was found on a pump at Scooter’s Superstore on Highway 114 in Southlake. It was discovered by a state inspector who was responding to a complaint and was removed on April…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A jury has returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of a former Texas A&M football player who killed a jogger on White Rock Trail in 2015. Thomas Johnson was found guilty after less than an hour of jury deliberation, and just over a day of witness testimony. Johnson’s attorneys…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are warning about a dangerous group of suspected serial robbers who shot and injured one person. they’ve released a potential clue by way of surveillance video: #PleaseShare#HeadsUp Do you recognize this suspect’s voice? He is part of a trio that has robbed 8 businesses in the last 27…… MORE
North Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The name of a Denton County Sheriff’s Department captain is being used to try to scam people. Melanie Hartmann, a Tarrant County real estate agent told WFAA-TV that she got a call on her cell phone, by a very professional sounding man identifying himself as Captain Eddie Barrett with Denton County…… MORE