FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Friends and community members are rallying around the Fort Worth family who lost a father and son in a drowning accident over the weekend. The Fort Worth Fire Department said 51-year-old Martin Gutierrez Talamantes and his son 25-year-old Martin Gutierrez died Saturday, when one man fell into a large rock quarry…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The search continues for a Mesquite mother who vanished last week and police are hoping the public can help find her. The Mesquite Police Department released the last known surveillance video of 26-year-old Prisma Denisse Peralta Reyes, who was reported missing last Wednesday when she did not show up to pick up…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas lawmakers are considering a bill dealing with child sexual assault. The bill extends the statute of limitations for victims to be able to sue their abusers for personal injury, from the current 15 years, to 30. The bill was filed by State Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth. who told a legislative committee…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Early voting starts begins today across North Texas local leaders, including two high-profile contests for mayor in Dallas and Fort Worth. In Dallas, a mayoral runoff will be the likely result in the crowded nine candidates. Dallas political analyst Clayton Henry told the Dallas Morning News, that “while there was great anticipation…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A review finds that while a record-setting number of Hispanics are seated in the Texas Legislature, the racial breakdown of the Legislature does not accurately reflect the diversity of the state’s general population. An Austin American-Statesman analysis of the Legislature’s demographics shows that in 1991, Latinos made up 14% of lawmakers…… MORE