AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – UPDATE 5p.m. 5/27/2023 The Texas House of Representatives approved a resolution on Saturday afternoon to impeach State Attorney General Ken Paxton by a vote of 121-23. The measure heads to the Senate where an impeachment trial will be held. The trial is expected to happen during special session. The regular legislative session…… MORE
FOX News (WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities are investigating the mysterious death of a Texas sergeant who was found dead inside his vehicle. Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a press conference that deputies were notified by a concerned citizen of a body inside a vehicle. Police say that when authorities arrived on the scene they found…… MORE
Update at 5-26 2:00pm: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House of Representatives will vote Saturday on whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton, an investigating panel announced Friday. Paxton, 60, finds himself on the brink of impeachment after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations. The House will consider a resolution calling…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing debt ceiling talks to the brink. As they prepare to leave town Thursday for a long Memorial Day recess, it’s a display of risky political bravado. They’re just days out from a potentially devastating debt default if Congress fails to act to raise the borrowing limit. The fallout…… MORE
The former fire chief of Denton County’s Emergency Services District 1 pleaded guilty Wednesday to 13 federal felony charges. Troy “Mac” Hohenberger confessed he embezzled about half a million dollars from the Argyle Volunteer Fire Department’s operating fund. Federal authorities say he spent the money on personal expenses, gambling trips, and gifts to relatives. Hohenberger…… MORE