WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election, according to people close to the Wisconsin lawmaker. Ryan’s plans have been the source of much speculation, amid Republican concerns over keeping their majority in the House of Representatives. Two people with knowledge of the Wisconsin lawmaker’s thinking said Wednesday Ryan has…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Despite Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg facing two days of intense questioning about using Washington about privacy issues and user data, the Facebook Data Center in North Fort Worth is still expected to expand. Cyber-security expert Shawn Tuma told WFAA-TV, Facebook users shouldn’t be surprised by their information being out their. “When someone…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The body of a Dallas woman thought to be cremated was likely sold without the family’s permission according to an FBI investigation. Kayla Lyon lost her mother in February 2017 after complicatons from a fall while visiting lorado. Her remains were handled by the now shuttered Sunset Funeral Home and Crematorium. Kayla…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) Dallas Mavericks Forward Dirk Nowitzki says he’ll be back on the court for at least one more season. He made the announcement Tuesday. It’ll be his 21st year playing with the same team, a record in the NBA. Nowitzki had surgery on his left ankle last week in the hopes he’ll be healed…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Texans could soon be charged to visit the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens. The oldest botanic garden in the state is in need of millions of dollars worth of infrastructure work. Up to this point, it has been free to enter the 90 percent of the park excluding the Japanese garden.…… MORE
(CNN Money) — Dozens of senators attempted to take swipes at Mark Zuckerberg in his debut on Capitol Hill. None appeared to land a blow. The Facebook CEO formally apologized to Congress on Tuesday for mistakes that led to the Cambridge Analytica scandal and stressed that his company is rethinking its responsibility to users and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – New research shows that Dallas County is geographically separated by race and ethnicity. According to the data, there’s a significant gap in the county’s black and Hispanic residents in terms of income, educational achievement and access to health insurance even the area is experiencing a population boom. The research shows that where…… MORE
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF News) – Rockwall County has become the first in Texas to become a part of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “IMAGE” Program. IMAGE stands for “ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers. It’s a voluntary program that was established in July 2006 and is offered through the Department of Homeland Security. According…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that Texas has been awarded $5,035,260,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for disaster recovery from Hurricane Harvey and previous flood events. The grant funding is provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Program for the rebuilding of housing, businesses and infrastructure. This allocation…… MORE
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has refused to stop the execution later this month of a Fort Worth man on death row for the shooting deaths of a 5-year-old girl and her grandmother at a children’s birthday party a decade ago. Attorneys for 31-year-old Erick Davila contend prosecutors failed to…… MORE
