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Police Responding to Report of Active Shooting at Southwest Houston School

Police Responding to Report of Active Shooting at Southwest Houston School

HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Houston Police said early Friday afternoon that one suspect in custody after reports of an active shooting at Yes Prep Secondary in Southwest Houston. Police said Officers responded to the scene and searched the school for any other possible suspects at this time. Southwest Prep Secondary released the below statement: ATTENTION FAMILIES:…MORE

Tarrant Area Food Bank in Need of Volunteers for Mega Mobile Markets

Tarrant Area Food Bank in Need of Volunteers for Mega Mobile Markets

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Tarrant Area Food Bank is in need of volunteers to help staff it’s Mega Mobile Markets that have expanded to Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. Families can pick up free nutritious meals there every Wednesday until the end of the year. The TAFB’s Michael Polydoroff said the number of…MORE

Governor Abbott Adds Illegal Voting Penalty Increase to Third Special Session Agenda

Governor Abbott Adds Illegal Voting Penalty Increase to Third Special Session Agenda

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a message to the Secretary of the Senate on Thursday identifying legislation to increase the penalties for illegal voting as an additional agenda item for the Third Special Session that began on Monday, September 20. The Governor said the the penalties were reduced in Senate Bill 1 that…MORE

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Firing 13 Times During Floyd Protest

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Firing 13 Times During Floyd Protest

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Texas man who says he is affiliated the anti-government “boogaloo” movement has pleaded guilty to opening fire on a Minneapolis police station last year during unrest over the death of George Floyd. Ivan Harrison Hunter was accused of firing 13 rounds from a semi-automatic assault-style rifle on the Third Precinct police…MORE

Audit of Dallas’ IT Department Reveals “poor data management & oversight’

Audit of Dallas’ IT Department Reveals “poor data management & oversight’

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An audit of the City of Dallas’ IT Department revealed millions of Dallas police files have been lost due to poor data management and lack of oversight; that’s according to results released on Thursday. The shortfalls led to a lone former IT employee deleting over 8 million mostly police department files. The…MORE