AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Officers of the Texas House of Representatives delivered civil arrest warrants for more than 50 absent Democrats on Wednesday as frustrated Republicans ratcheted up efforts to end a standoff over a sweeping elections bill that stretched into its 31st day. But after sergeants-at-arms finished making the rounds inside the Texas Capitol…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas man accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old boy who was found dead on a Dallas street has been indicted on a capital murder charge. The Dallas Morning News reports 18-year-old Darriynn Ronnell Brown was indicted Monday by a Dallas County grand jury in the slaying of Cash Gernon. Authorities said surveillance…… MORE
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott and state Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday that the state has filed a mandamus petition in the 5th Court of Appeals to strike down mask requirements issued by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. Paxton told WBAP/KLIF News that he is confident the case will make its way to the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas County will be using eco-friendly cleaning technology in courthouses, jails and other county facilities to help protect the spread of the Delta Variant. R-Water’s system can make 300 gallons of the hypoallergenic disinfectant, TK-60 per day. R-Water CEO Raine Guest says It’s technology kills Covid-19 and its variants in under 20 seconds. Guest…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, on Wednesday, issued an emergency order related to an increasing number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in North Texas. The emergency order requires masking indoors, regardless of vaccination status, for schools K-12, all Dallas County buildings, and businesses open to the public. Masks are strongly encouraged among…… MORE