FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who was charged for threatening to blow up an Amazon data center in Virginia was apolitical until he lost his job and had plenty of time to research nefarious political conspiracies, federal authorities said. Seth Aaron Pendley, 28, was ordered to be held without bond on Wednesday…… MORE
Albuquerque (AP) – Federal water managers have released their annual operating plan for the Rio Grande, and it doesn’t look good. Flows have been meager so far this year because of below-average snowpack and precipitation. The Rio Grande is one of North America’s longest rivers and a major water source for millions people and thousands…… MORE
Hackberry (WBAP/KLIF) – Police are looking for a 25 year old resident of Richardson who apparently shot up his girlfriend’s car Thursday afternoon in the community of Hackberry, a little east of Lewisville Lake. Witnesses identified Demetrius Davis as the man who fired at least 8 shots through the passenger’s side rear door of the…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas handgun owners would no longer need a license or training to carry their weapon in public under a bill that has cleared a major vote in the GOP-controlled state Capitol. Democrats on Thursday railed against loosening gun laws after the 2019 mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart. Texas has…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The nation’s next big voting battle is underway here in Texas. Legislation advancing in the GOP-controlled Texas legislature could outlaw 24-hour polling places, eliminate drive-thru voting and make it a crime for elections officials to mail unsolicited absentee ballot applications. All were efforts tried or implemented during the coronavirus pandemic last…… MORE