Steven Dial

📍@Fox4 Political Reporter/ Cohost, Battleground Texas • Georgia Native • [email protected] • @ClaflinUniv1869 @gcu 🎓• ΑΦΑ • Emmy, Murrow Winner🏆🏆

[On3 @On3]

NEW: Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz on the elimination of conference championships:

"My question is why are we associated with conferences anymore if we’re not playing for a conference championship? If the point now is just to be playing into a sea of 24, are we just doing it for scheduling affiliation? If we’re just doing it for scheduling affiliation, is there a reason to be flying all the way across the country to play games from a national perspective?"

(via @MizzouToday)

https://t.co/2QpKYaluhH

[Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy]

#Breaking: Ken and Angela Paxton's divorce is now final, a week after the Republican attorney general lost his bid for U.S. Senate. https://t.co/WURgHeoqtC #txlege

[CSPAN @cspan]

Stephen A. Smith talks to media following his meeting with President Trump at the White House.

Q: "What about the press secretary role. Did you discuss that?"

Smith: "No."

Q: "Did he offer you it?"

Smith: "No way in hell!"

[Geoff Bennett @GeoffRBennett]

A note to my friends in TV news: If you can bring together a group of Black analysts to discuss race, as with Colom's historic win, you can do the same when the topic is the economy, foreign policy or national security. The expertise isn't limited to Black history or "Black issues."

[Eric Michael Garcia @EricMGarcia]

UPDATE: There will be SEVEN Black Senators next year:
Scott Colom
Tim Scott
Cory Booker
Raphael Warnock
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Angela Alsobrooks
Juliana Stratton

The most in Senate history

[David Sentendrey @DavidSFOX4]

VIDEO: Yella Beezy found guilty of capital murder for MO3's death
...

DALLAS - Dallas rapper Yella Beezy was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in the murder-for-hire case involving rival rapper MO3. The guilty verdict was delivered on the sixth anniversary of the murder.

Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, was accused of paying another man to gun down MO3, whose real name is Melvin Noble, in an ambush on Interstate 35 in Dallas in 2020.

Prosecutors said Conway hired Kewon White to carry out the killing over a long-running feud.

Conway pleaded not guilty and denied involvement. White was previously convicted of capital murder for Noble’s death.

A third defendant, Devin Brown, is also charged with capital murder. He's still awaiting trial.

Conway's mugshot was released after he was booked into the Dallas County jail. He will be transferred to a state prison in the coming days.

Prosecutor Tommy Adams said he and his team appreciated the verdict that the jurors came back with.

"I think that they got it right today. So, we're happy about it, of course," he said.

When asked if the verdict was intentional on the anniversary of Noble's death, Adams said he does believe in a higher power and that God has a plan.

"Det. [Eric] Barnes and I were talking about it. There were a lot of things that came together at 11/11, six years later. Barnes has testified three times on this whole thing. It was 3 o'clock when I was in there hugging Miss Noble. So, it was a lot a sleepless nights for everybody here that was involved. And I believe that this happened for a reason this way," he said.

The evidence in this case was circumstantial. Adams was asked what he thinks resonated with the jury the most to lead them to a guilty verdict.

"DNA circumstantial, but I think we all agree that DNA is great evidence. iCloud messages, the mapping by Special Agent [Taylor] Page, and Det. Barnes' tireless effort in the pursuit of justice and the truth. And I think that's what got us to this result today, six years later on the date. And we can't be more thankful for everybody's effort in this and the jurors time and thought. So, thank you on behalf of the family. I'm speaking for them, but and on behalf of our office. I wanted to thank the jurors and everybody's effort in this, so thank you all so much."

Defense attorney Toby Shook said he didn't think the state proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt. He is already working on plans for an appeal.

"Well, we really can't express the disappointment at the verdict. We're going to keep fighting. We have excellent appellate points and that will be the next step in the fight," he said.

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[stan verrett @stanverrett]

Congrats to Alpha Phi Alpha’s @scott_colom for making history in Mississippi. First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all. Alpha is leadership! 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾@apa1906NETwork

[Alex Boyér @AlexBoyerFox4]

BREAKING: rapper Yella Beezy convicted of capital murder. He’s being cuffed and taken into custody after judge sentenced him to life in prison
w/o possibility of parole. Latest on @FOX4 at 4/5/6pm

[FOX 4 NEWS @FOX4]

BREAKING: Yella Beezy has been found guilty of capital murder for the 2020 death of Dallas rapper MO3. https://t.co/sMPfKPsiss

[Bryson “Boom” Paul @brysonboompaul]

State of TX v. @Yellabeezy214:

1:39 PM: The jury has requested all of the evidence for review.

#yellabeezy #yellabeezytrial #hiphoptrials

[FOX 4 NEWS @FOX4]

Dallas rapper Yella Beezy is on trial for the 2020 fatal shooting of rival rapper MO3 on I-35. Follow the live testimony and capital murder court updates. https://t.co/0VwJwMYltf

[Steven Dial @StevenDialFox4]

👀 @JohnCornyn “We all know who made his difficult job harder”

[Senator John Cornyn @JohnCornyn]

.@RonJohnsonWI is right: "That's part of our problem: who would want the job?”

Congratulations to @LeaderJohnThune, a good man, who did everything humanly possible to weather the midterms. We all know who made his difficult job harder than it had to be, leading to a Senate minority next year.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) won re-election Tuesday as the head of the GOP conference next year https://t.co/g6gdUcv7O6 via @WSJ

[Fox News @FoxNews]

House Republicans are turning to Jim Jordan after a bruising midterm election, choosing the Ohio congressman as their next leader in a major shakeup on Capitol Hill.

Jordan defeats Steve Scalise in a closed-door vote and is set to lead House Republicans as they enter the minority in January.

Did Republicans make the right call? Join the conversation and see what others are saying in the comments: https://t.co/tV6JnXwd5k

[Bryson “Boom” Paul @brysonboompaul]

State of TX v. @YellaBeezy214:

Jury deliberation is underway.

We are now on verdict watch.

#yellabeezy #yellabeezytrial #hiphoptrials

[Steven Dial @StevenDialFox4]

🥲I guess it doesn’t mean more

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

SEC Football Championship Game to conclude historic 35-year run as College Football Playoff expands: https://t.co/vAmplVAnW7

[Steven Dial @StevenDialFox4]

Changing of the guard in the Texas delegation. Sen-elect @jamestalarico meets with outgoing Sen. @JohnCornyn during new member orientation. @FOX4

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

I just met with Senator John Cornyn.

He has served our state honorably, and I’m grateful for his advice and guidance. 

Now is the time for us to come together — Democrats and Republicans — to deliver for Texas.

[CFP @CFBPlayoff]

Dawgs dominate in Oxford 🔥

[Wes Blankenship @Wes_nship]

Georgia is undefeated when fans throw trash at its football team

[Alisa Simmons @CommALSimmons]

As your next County Judge, I’m excited to get to work. My team and I are already developing policies and improvements to benefit every family in Tarrant County, and the past few days have been full of interviews and conversations about the future.

This @FOX4 clip is just one of many covering the changes coming to our community. Stay tuned, and keep sending us your ideas on how we can serve you and your neighbors.

#CountyJudgeElect #TarrantCounty #LetsGetToWork #dfw

[Eleanor Dearman @EllyDearman]

NEW: Some Austin press corp-related news this Friday evening — @VikkiGoodwinTX’s transition team tells me, “Governor-Elect Vikki Goodwin will be welcoming journalists onto the Senate floor in the next session.” #txlege