Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department is investigating how a prisoner managed to escape from handcuffs and a prisoner’s van in Garland Monday. Detective Raul Reyna says 25-year old Justin Gonzalez bonded out of jail Saturday, only to be picked up within two days for car theft. The suspect has also been in…… MORE
AUSTIN (AP) – Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott has invited state lawmakers from both parties, top education officials and experts on school marshal programs and school architecture and design to the first of three roundtable discussions on curbing future school shootings. Tuesday’s initial discussion will be held at Abbott’s state Capitol office. He has pledged…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) — Days after Arlington pulled out of the bid for becoming the site of Amazon’s next headquarters, the City of Plano says it still believes it’s in the running. Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere told WFAA TV’s “Inside Texas Politics” he hasn’t heard otherwise. “They’ve been pretty hush. The rumors have been out…… MORE
VENUS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A 3.5 magnitude earthquake shook Johnson County Friday evening, according the the USGS. Reports of the quake came in around 7:45, centered about 5 miles northwest of Venus. Residents of that city, Mansfield, and Alvarado posted on social media, saying they felt the rumble. Johnson County Emergency Management says there are…… MORE
UPDATE 2:10PM: Santa Fe, TX (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 10 people are dead and 10 more wounded after a shooting at a high school in the town of Santa Fe. Abbott called Friday’s shooting “one of the most heinous attacks that we’ve ever seen in the history of Texas schools.” He says explosive devices…… MORE