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Benbrook house fire injures painter

Benbrook house fire injures painter

One person was injured over the weekend when a house exploded into flames on the southwest side of Fort Worth near Benbrook. A painter was working inside the house Saturday evening when it suddenly caught fire. He was taken by air ambulance to a Fort Worth hospital for treatment of apparently serious burns. The house…MORE

Texas woman sent to prison for selling her children

Texas woman sent to prison for selling her children

Corpus christi (wbap/klif) – A Corpus Christi woman is going to prison for selling her 7 year old son, and trying to sell two of her daughters. Esmeralda Garza was convicted on at least five felony counts. She admitted selling her son for $2,500, and trying to sell her two year old and three year…MORE

Dallas Union Station Becomes Eddie Bernice Johnson Union Station

Dallas Union Station Becomes Eddie Bernice Johnson Union Station

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Union Station in Dallas Saturday is renamed in honor of U S Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson.  Widely recognized as a trailblazer for the city of Dallas, and a champion for transportation in Dallas, the Congresswoman joined Mayor Mike Rawlings and Dallas Area Rapid Transit President and Executive Director Gary Thomas in…MORE

On Trip To Texas, Vice President Mike Pence Said Venezuela’s President “Must Go”

On Trip To Texas, Vice President Mike Pence Said Venezuela’s President “Must Go”

HOUSTON (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence talked about the political turmoil and economic crisis in Venezuela on a visit to Texas. Pence spoke Friday in Houston at Rice University’s Baker Institute as the U.S. added two oil-sector companies and 34 vessels to a sanctions list aimed at forcing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step…MORE

Faster Bond Hearings For Immigrants Who Are Seeking Asylum

Faster Bond Hearings For Immigrants Who Are Seeking Asylum

SEATTLE (AP) – A federal judge says the U.S. government must give bond hearings more quickly to immigrants caught on the border who pass initial asylum screenings. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman in Seattle on Friday ordered immigration courts to conduct the bond hearings within seven days should the immigrants request one. She also says…MORE