AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Harvey has so far killed at least 70 people. Experts say that surprisingly low toll shows that people heeded warnings, that first responders and volunteers acted quickly and that everyone was lucky. Phil Bedient is co-director of a Rice University effort to research severe storms and evacuations. He says it was…… MORE
(CNN) — The House approved Wednesday an initial $7.9 billion package of disaster relief funds in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, while Senate leaders appear likely to attach the bill to a politically-fraught effort to raise the debt ceiling. The vote was 419-3. The bill moves to the Senate, which is expected to vote on…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Students from several Fort Worth high schools walked out of class and marched around the Tarrant County Courthouse on Wednesday to show support for the DACA program. The chanted and held signs that read “here to stay” and “be on the right side of history.” “We’re here for a purpose…we’re not…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas City Council voted on Wednesday to remove the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Lee Park. The resolution passed with a 13-1 vote. Councilwoman Sandy Greyson was the only council member to vote against the measure. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said he made up his mind about the…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has lost the appeal of his six-game suspension. Arbitrator Harold Henderson made the decision on Tuesday following a 2 1/2-day hearing last week. The punishment stems from a domestic violence case. However, Elliott will be allowed to play in the Cowboys’ season opener Sunday against the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — It shouldn’t surprise Texans to learn that people in the rest of the country consider us braggarts. They tend to be skeptical about grandiose claims of the many wonders unique to the Lone Star State, and nowhere is that skepticism more apparent than in the Big Apple. New York City firefighters…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — President Trump has canceled an upcoming trip to Dallas. He was set to visit on September 27 for a 2020 campaign fundraiser, where ticket prices ranged from $2,700 to $100,000. The reason for the canceled trip is to allow the state to focus on hurricane relief efforts. Vice President Mike Pence…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Baylor University has settled a lawsuit filed by a former student woman who said she was gang raped by two football players and alleged the program at the nation’s largest Baptist school fostered a “culture of violence.” The settlement is one of several in recent weeks as Baylor moves to close…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Three constructions workers are in critical condition after falling from a scaffolding on a construction site near Baylor hospital in Dallas Tuesday afternoon. Dallas Fire Chief Alan Springer said 15 to 25 mile-per-hour wind gusts caused the structure to fall over. “The way I understand it it was the wind that caught the…… MORE
(CNN) — The Trump administration on Tuesday formally announced the end of DACA — a program that had protected nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation. The Department of Homeland Security will stop processing any new applications for the program as of Tuesday and rescinded the Obama administration policy, Deferred Action…… MORE
