WASHINGTON (CNN/WBAP/KLIF News) — President Donald Trump has selected John Kelly as his new White House chief of staff, replacing Reince Priebus. I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Great American…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28,…… MORE
(CNN) — The House voted Thursday to approve a spending bill with $1.6 billion to put toward a border wall along the US-Mexico border, part of a high-profile campaign pledge from President Donald Trump. Despite Trump’s pledge to make Mexico pay for the wall, the bill earmarks taxpayer money to construct a carrier along the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the Texas Gang Threat Assessment, which was developed to give an overview of gang activity in Texas. “This report provides an overview of gangs operating in Texas, which gives law enforcement important information to help protect our communities from these violent organizations,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw.…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – Students from Fort Worth’s eight sister cities are wrapping up a trip to North Texas. Each year, the International Leadership Academy brings students from other countries to Ft. Worth to learn diplomacy and problem-solving skills with other cultures. About 75 students have been staying at TCU. The students stay on…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The Trump administration says construction of prototypes for a proposed border wall with Mexico has been delayed to early November because two companies objected to the bidding process. The administration initially planned to begin prototype construction in San Diego by June. Last month it was pushed it back to toward the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has rejected a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama’s health care law, after a night of high suspense ended in a big defeat for President Donald Trump’s agenda. Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona cast a key vote against the measure. Trump sent a Twitter post saying…… MORE
WACO, Texas (AP) – A judge has ordered Baylor University to turn over to plaintiffs’ attorneys records of all cases of sexual assault and harassment since 2003 in a lawsuit against the nation’s largest Baptist school. A group of women is suing Baylor, claiming the school in Texas mishandled or ignored claims of sexual assault…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The number of tech jobs coming to North Texas has one expert calling Dallas the “next Silicon Valley.” Andrew Chamberlain is an economist with Glassdoor.com — he says the number of tech jobs, like software engineering, has gone up .5 percent in five years. “It doesn’t seem like a large number…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — A police chase that began in Lake Dallas Thursday night ended with a car crashing into a popular Denton bar. The man wrecked the car around 9:00 Thursday night into a gate at the bar Riprock’s, which is on Fry Street right next to the University of North Texas campus. Video…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new trial date of Dec. 11 is set for Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to face felony securities fraud charges. It’s the third time a trial date has been set. Paxton’s case was previously scheduled to begin in April, then September. The Houston Chronicle reports that jury selection is…… MORE
