SHERMAN, Texas (AP) – Federal prosecutors say a Texas doctor wrote unnecessary prescriptions for powerful drugs that contributed to the overdose deaths of at least seven people over a four-year period. Fifty-six-year-old Howard Gregg Diamond was arrested Tuesday on charges that include conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Prosecutors contend that Diamond began issuing prescriptions in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Three universities in Texas have made the list of top 50 ”Best Colleges For Your Money 2017.” Rice took the top spot in the state ranked 12th nationally, followed by the University of Texas at Austin at No. 31 and Texas A&M at No. 34. The list was put together by Money…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Investigators say a gang member and suspected armed robber on the Texas 10 Most Wanted list has been captured in Michigan. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday announced 22-year-old Samuel Steel of Copperas (KAHP’-ruhs) Cove was caught in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A DPS statement says Monday’s arrest near some apartments…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A trial in Texas is underway with Democrats and minority rights groups arguing that the booming state needs new election maps for 2018 to undo discrimination. Texas on Monday returned to court again on the defense over voting rights. Two federal courts this year found that Republican lawmakers purposefully discriminated against…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Interviews for the next Dallas Police Chief will begin this week. All seven finalists for the job are in town beginning Monday, when they’ll tour police facilities and become more familiar with the city. Interviews with police associations and city leaders will begin tomorrow, and sit-downs with City Manager TC Broadnax…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas city officials are asking one council member to pay back more than $8,100 of his salary because he allegedly missed too many meetings during the past year. The Dallas Morning News reports council member Philip Kingston is accused of having 11 unexcused absences out of 81 scheduled meetings. A City Charter…… MORE
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – The Trump administration says Texas has rid its voter ID law of any discriminatory effects and is asking a judge who once compared the measure to a “poll tax” to not take further action. The U.S. Justice Department under former President Barack Obama had previously joined minority rights groups in…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Baylor University has agreed to a settlement with one of several women who sued amid a sexual assault scandal that rocked the nation’s largest Baptist school. A settlement notice was filed in federal court in Texas on Thursday. No details were released. Several women have sued Baylor, alleging the university ignored…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Owning a home in DFW looks to be a struggle for millennials. According to apartment finder ABODO, only 28.7 percent of millennials own a home in the area. DFW ended up being ranked No. 106 when it came to cities with the most millennial home ownership. Over the past fiver years home prices…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court says immigrant children who cross the border without their parents have the right to a court hearing to challenge any decision to detain them instead of turning them over to family in the U.S. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that two laws passed…… MORE
