WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) will be pushing for mental health reform in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. “Our jails and our streets have become places where people suffering from mental illness, basically, are left without treatment and without recourse,” said Sen. Cornyn. “Our goal in the hearing is to…… MORE
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Bond Conditions Amended for Ethan Couch’s Mom
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Taxpayers in Tarrant County could be on the hook for Tonya Couch’s transfer from Los Angeles to Fort Worth. Tarrant County District Judge Wayne Salvant had ordered Couch to pay $3,177.93 in “extradition costs” as a bond condition. He rescinded the restitution order Friday. “I’m surprised he ordered her to…… MORE
Prisoner Transport Van Involved in Crash
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A van carrying nearly a dozen inmates was involved in a crash in Fort Worth on Tuesday. It happened around 1:30 p.m. at I-35W and Meacham. “We received notification that the van was struck by a vehicle as it was exiting,” said Terry Grisham, an executive administrator with the Tarrant…… MORE
Big Changes Coming to SAT in March
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT, is going to look different starting next month. Click to hear WBAP’s Chelsea Wade talk with David Kim, the CEO of C-2 Education: The College Board, which is responsible for the exam’s content and design, said the new format is more representative of what students…… MORE
Ethan Couch on the Move
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Ethan Couch, 18, has been moved from the juvenile facility to adult jail in Tarrant County. He is being held at the Lon Evans Corrections Center, a maximum security jail in Fort Worth. A judge signed a “revised order of detention” on Friday morning. “This is a continuation of the detention hearing…… MORE