Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – It’s going to get a lot harder for high school students to gain automatic admission to the University of Texas at Austin. Students who want to enroll in the summer or fall of 2019 under the state’s automatic admission law will now have to rank in the top 6 percent of their…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Homeless Man Reportedly Stabs Women After Accusing Them of Taking His Picture
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A homeless man has been arrested in Dallas after reportedly attacking a group of women with a pocket knife. Police say the incident happened Sunday around noon near the intersection of Main and Ervay. They say the homeless man was upset after he believed the women were taking pictures of him.…… MORE
Special Education Students Displaced By Hurricane Harvey
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) -Concerns about paperwork and technology are being raised over special education students displaced by Hurricane Harvey. A parent group called Texans For Special Education Reform, said additional stresses are created when such children are displaced. The Austin American-Statesman reports disability rights advocates are urging families of special education students to inquire about…… MORE
Protestors Hold Peaceful Rally in Lee Park
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Texas Freedom Force members and others stood at Lee Park Saturday in protest of the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue. Protestors spoke of how Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and liberals have changed Texas history for the worse. “They change your history until you have no history and when they change your…… MORE
Dallas Police Arrest One; Look for Three More In South side Home Invasions
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-Dallas Police have arrested a man in connection with the string of home invasion robberies that occurred on the city’s south side earlier this week. 28-year-old Mike Leija was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery and is one of four suspects believed to be connected to the robberies. Police describe the three as: -A…… MORE
City Appointed Task Force Hears from Public on Confederate Monuments
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A day after the Robert E. Lee statue was removed from Lee Park in Dallas, citizens spoke in front of the task force designated to discuss what to do with the statue. The majority of Friday’s speakers asked the task force to preserve the statue and other confederate monuments. “Robert E. Lee…… MORE
Houston no longer under curfew
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston is no longer under a Hurricane Harvey flood-related curfew. Mayor Sylvester Turner on Friday ended the curfew that began after Harvey slammed Texas and associated rain swamped parts of Houston. Turner lifted the midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew for all of the nation’s fourth-largest city. Turner several days ago halted the curfew for…… MORE
North Texas dairy part of raw milk warning, 1 sick
PARADISE, Texas (AP) – Experts say people who consumed raw milk or raw milk products from a North Texas dairy could have contracted an infectious disease and need to see a doctor. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday issued the brucellosis (broo-suh-LOH’-sis) warning involving K-Bar Dairy in Paradise, 30 miles (48 kilometers)…… MORE
Pro-Statue Protesters Set to Rally Saturday at Lee Park
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Robert E. Lee statue in Dallas may be gone, but it’s not stopping people from protesting the city’s decision. The group “This is Texas Freedom Force” is planning to rally Saturday from 11:00 to 4:00 in front of the now pedestal where the statue once stood. WBAP and KLIF’s Scott…… MORE
Attorney General Warns of Hurricane Harvey Repair and Clean-Up Scams
(WBAP/KLIF) – In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Attorney General Ken Paxton warned people in affected areas to guard against contracting scams and offered tips to safeguard against unscrupulous individuals looking to take advantage of vulnerable Texans. Unfortunately, scams involving contractors failing to perform work they were paid to do are not uncommon following a disaster…… MORE
