FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The 32-year-old brother of two teen sisters shot dead on New Year’s Day 2008 was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for helping his father evade arrest for the slayings for more than 12 years, prosecutors said. Islam Yaser-Abdel Said was sentenced in federal court in Fort Worth for his…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Just as the coronavirus pandemic began impacting everyday life across the U.S., Dallas attorney Mark Melton began posting advice on social media for people who might end up facing eviction. He was soon was inundated with phone calls and messages. Just over a year later, he’s recruited over 175 attorneys who have…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has nominated the sheriff of one of the nation’s most populous counties to lead the agency that deports people in the country illegally. Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is Biden’s pick for director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency that has been without a Senate-confirmed leader…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- The Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association (TCCDLA) is asking for an independent investigation into the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office in light of autopsy mistakes in dozens of homicide cases and “false, inaccurate, or misleading testimony” in a death penalty case. Benson Varghese, President of TCCDLA, presented a resolution to the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A panel of three Texas Judges is considering an appeal in former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger’s murder conviction. Guyger is serving a 10-year prison sentence for Murder after she told Police she shot and killed Botham Jean by mistake, thinking his apartment was her own. During a hearing held virtually on…… MORE