Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with convictions for sex offenses and homicide are currently at large, according to data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shared with lawmakers this week. ICE provided Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, with national statistics concerning illegal immigrants facing criminal charges or those already convicted. As of July 2024, this…… MORE
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Radioactive Spill Causes I-35 Shutdown Both Directions; Cooke County
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials say they expect cleanup will take hours, after a collision reported to involve a rock hauler, a FedEx truck and a car carrying medical waste collided The closure of I-35 in both directions is in effect from Hockley to Valley View in Cooke County, about 20 miles south of the…… MORE
Dak Prescott Throws 2 TD Passes and Cowboys Win 7th Straight Over Giants, 20-15
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb and the Dallas Cowboys taunted the Giants yet again, winning 20-15 for their seventh straight victory over New York and 14th in 15 games. Prescott has won his last 13 starts against the Giants. He found Lamb for…… MORE
The Texas Supreme Court Has Denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Request to Overturn the State Fair’s Ban on Firearms
(WBAP/KLIF) – On Thursday the Texas Supreme Court denied a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton to block the firearms ban by the State fair of Texas. Justice Blacklock filed an opinion concurring in the denial of the motion. Chief Justice Hecht and Justice Young followed suit. Earlier this month, Paxton sued the State Fair…… MORE
Helene Strengthens to a Category 4 Hurricane as It Nears Florida’s Gulf Coast
CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene is close to making landfall on Florida’s northwest coast as a powerful Category 4 storm. It’s already battering the state’s west coast with tropical storm-force winds and has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages. Forecasters warn the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge of up to…… MORE