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
ALBUQUERQUE (WBAP/KLIF News) — New Mexico police have ruled the death of a Flower Mound couple a murder-suicide. The bodies of Jacob Kokotkiewicz, 31, and Ursula Kokotkiewicz, 32, were found Thursday in a pickup truck along Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque. According to the Star-Telegram, a 9mm handgun was found between Jacob Kokotkiewicz legs. He was positioned…… MORE
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Public school districts in the U.S. are rethinking how they cope with unpaid lunch debts amid a wave of outrage over practices that single out children by taking food out of their hands or stamping them with a payment reminder. The U.S. Agriculture Department is requiring districts to adopt policies…… MORE
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – A lot of the good July 4th stuff actually happened yesterday, but there’s plenty of stuff you can still do today. Arlington 4th of July Parade – begins at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Mitchell and West streets. Free. Information at arlington4th.org. Fair Park Fourth – Festivities include rides,…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — A Wednesday night motorcycle accident near ponder has left two people dead. The motorcycle and its two passengers were headed northbound on I35W and were taking the exit ramp to 2499/Vintage Blvd. According to the Denton Police Department the driver took to the ramp too fast and failed to navigate a curve…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Hospital officials list a San Antonio officer in fair condition as he recovers from wounds received in a gunbattle with a suspect that fatally wounded the officer’s partner. A spokesman at San Antonio Military Medical Center offered the update Monday on Officer Julio Cavazos. Police officials say Cavazos faces a long…… MORE
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – A candle light vigil and march is being held this evening at 6:30 in South Dallas for 13 year old Shavon Randle. The Lancaster teen was the subject of an Amber Alert when she went missing last week, but was later found dead at a home in Dallas. The FBI…… MORE
