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
BURLESON, Texas (AP) – Authorities say a man suspected in the shooting of a Burleson police officer during a traffic stop early Wednesday has been arrested. The shooting happened at about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday about 45 miles southwest of Dallas. Police say the officer was taken to a Fort Worth hospital, where he was listed…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A former Dallas police officer who was charged with murder then fired is trying to get his job back after a judge found there was no probable cause for his arrest. Bryan Riser’s lawyer says he filed a formal appeal of the dismissal even before prosecutors said they didn’t have enough evidence…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas is not seeing a drop in demand for COVID-19 vaccine following the pause of the Johnson and Johnson COVID shot. As a matter of fact, State Infectious Disease Expert Imelda Garcia says demand is still great especially with the increased availability of doses. “More small providers, like pharmacies…… MORE