WASHINGTON (AP) — A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election. The sentence for Joseph Biggs is the…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court will allow the new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such restrictions on transgender children. Last week, a state district judge ruled the pending law violated the rights of transgender children…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. That means he won’t have to show up for an arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The original director of scouting for the Dallas Cowboys, Gil Brandt died Thursday morning at the age of 91. Brandt helped coach Tom Landry and General Manager Tex Schramm build the franchise starting in 1960. He ran the Cowboys scouting department from 1960-1989 and is considered the godfather of modern scouting. Brandt…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety will be updating its driver license system over the Labor Day weekend. All driver license offices in the state of Texas will be closed from Friday until the day after Labor Day (Monday). The DPS customer call center will not be working. All the online license…… MORE