A new bipartisan bill in the senate is aimed to strengthens background checks by ensuring a person’s criminal history is uploaded to the FBI. The bill requires federal agencies and states to produce plans for submitting those records. It also penalizes ones that fail to report that information. The bill is Washington’s response to the Texas church shooting, after the…
A small Texas town is now on the map for all the wrong reasons. Gunfire rang out at a church in Sutherland Springs, about forty minutes southeast of San Antonio Sunday. More than two dozen people were killed when a gunman dressed in tactical gear stormed the church. A pregnant woman, some children and the pastor’s fourteen year old…
Tropical Depression Harvey is currently hundreds of miles from the U.S., but the storm is on the move and is expected to re-strengthen into a major tropical storm once again. Forecasters say there is potential for Harvey to become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall this weekend. The Galveston-Houston area is expected to get hit Friday or Saturday…
A Texas college student has been accused of going on a stabbing spree at the University of Texas in Austin, killing one student is dead and wounding three others. Police say officers were on scene in less than two minutes and found the suspect with a large “Bowie-style” hunting knife. Several fellow students say they’re shocked and describe him…
DALLAS, T.X. (WFXB) – A mother in Texas says she is livid after her young son was subjected to what she described a “horrifying” pat-down by the TSA at DFW. Jennifer Williamson captured part of the incident on video. She said her 13-year old son, who has special needs, was traumatized by the incident. The TSA pulled her son aside for…
CYPRESS, T.X. (WFXB) – There’s a controversy surrounding a girls’ high school wrestling champion in Texas. The reason? The new champ is transitioning to become a boy. Mack Beggs, 17, was born a girl and takes testosterone injections, which some believe provides him with an added competitive edge. According to the guidelines of the University Interscholastic League – which oversees…
DALLAS, T.X. (WFXB) – In a time when racial tensions are running high in our country, one man in Texas is spreading a positive and powerful message. Over the past several days, a photo has swept across social media, showing 53-year-old Justin Normand, with a white beard and wearing a cowboy hat, holding a sign outside the Islamic center of Irving near…
On the 50th anniversary of a mass shooting that killed 14 at the University of Texas Austin’s campus, a new law expanding gun rights in the Lone Star State took effect. Concealed carry is now allowed inside buildings and on university grounds on the state’s public schools. The measure has drawn mixed reactions, with some professors now trying to block…
The threat of rising waters continues outside of Houston, TX, even with the rain coming to a stop. The Brazos river has yet to crest, and more water is expected to arrive as river flow downstream through already over-saturated land. Officials have called for mandatory evacuations, including a local state prison. The Governor has already declared 31 counties disater…
The investigation into Saturday’s charter bus crash that killed eight people and injured forty-four others in Texas continues. The vehicle overturned on Highway 83, en route to a casino carrying passengers in their 50s and 60s. Authorities say everyone who died was ejected from the bus. The driver survived. The road was reported to be wet from rain but…
