DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Dallas officially has a new city manager. It’s the first day on the job for T.C. Broadnax. He comes from Tacoma, Washington and is hitting the ground running on a number of city issues like hiring a police chief, finding a solution to the uptick in crime, and resolving the finances of the police…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A City of Fort Worth panel has declined to investigate the leakage of a police officer’s bodycam video. Officer William Martin’s attorney, Terry Daffron, told the panel that her client does not trust the Fort Worth Police Department after the video and his personnel file were made public and pleaded with them…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott has laid out his priorities for the Texas legislature’s 2017 session. Abbott delivered his “state of the state” address Tuesday, describing Texas’ current state as “exceptional.” Abbott says he is hopeful that the state’s economy will recover from lower oil prices, but he did announce a hiring freeze for…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — A wheelchair-bound Iraqi man who worked for the U.S Army was detained at DFW Airport Monday afternoon, but was released Tuesday morning. Labeeb Ibrahim Issa was detained around 3:30 yesterday afternoon, prompting an attorney for his friend to file a Writ of Habeas Corpus to expedite his release. In…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Scores of North Texas lawyers are volunteering to help foreign nationals detained at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport because of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. As many as 100 lawyers at a time have donated their time at a “war room” at an airport-area hotel, preparing writs of habeas corpus and other documents…… MORE