PLANO, Texas (AP) – Democrats and Republicans are fighting furiously over an issue that rarely sways elections, and that’s the mechanics of voting. Donald Trump’s false claims that he lost reelection because of mass voter fraud have spurred Republican-backed laws restricting voting access in more than a dozen states. Democrats are trying to counter with…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Texas is transferring inmates from a state prison to make room for migrants detained by state authorities. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jeremy Desel says the prison system began moving inmates this week from the medium-to-minimum-security Dolph Briscoe Unit prison in Dilley, about 70 miles southwest of San Antonio. He says…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has followed through on his threat, and vetoed the new state budget’s provision for paying legislative staff. Abbott vetoed the legislative staff budget Friday, as he threatened he would after a walkout by House Democrats in the final hours of the regular legislative session. The walkout denied a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A surge of migrants and asylum seekers continues to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border in the hopes of being allowed in. Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz criticizes the Biden administration’s approach to the border crisis. Cruz appeared on “Fox and Friends” to point out that neither the president nor the vice president have visited…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas man has been indicted on charges of murder and assault for allegedly opening fire at a cabinet-making company where he worked. 27 year-old Larry Bollin is accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding five other employees at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, TX. The Brazos County District Attorney’s office says a…… MORE