Thousands from Around the World Join in Dallas for Child Abuse Advocacy Conference

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center hosts it’s annual Crimes Against Children Conference in Downtown Dallas. The four-day conference at the Sheraton Hotel hosts 5,200 people from around the world. “65-70% are either state local and federal law enforcement agencies, the rest are child advocates, prosecutors, nurses, therapists or anyone who works in the child…MORE

Austin Police Issue Amber Alert for Abducted One Month Old Boy

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Austin police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing one-month-old baby. Elijah Phillips is a black boy, 1-foot, six-inches weighing seven pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police are looking for 30-year-old Brittany Smith and 41-year-old Brandy Galbert, both black women. Police are also looking for 37-year-old Carl Hayden, a…MORE

Texas Rangers to Investigate Claims against House Speaker Dennis Bonnen

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Rangers will open an investigation into accusations of corruption against the state’s Republican Speaker of the House. Speaker Dennis Bonnen is accused by conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan of offering him media credentials in exchange for campaigning against a group of GOP incumbents in the 2020 primary. The House Investigations…MORE

Heat Index Raises to Triple Digits, Salvation Army Encourages People to Use Cooling Stations in DFW

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- As the heat index raises to triple digits, The Salvation Army reminds people about their 13 cooling stations throughout the Metroplex. Salvation Army North Texas Commander Major Jonathan Rich says they’ve seen up to 300 people a day. “When the heat gets to this level it’s really a public health risk and so…MORE

Arlington Council Plans Public Meetings Ahead of Vote for $523 Million Budget for 2020

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Arlington City Council took its first look Tuesday at the proposed $523 million Fiscal Year 2020 operating budget, which includes a recommendation for a property tax rate reduction for the fourth year in a row. Proposals for next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, include significant investments in public safety and technology, continuation…MORE

LULAC Demands Texas Lawmakers Hold Special Legislative Session After El Paso Massacre

EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF News) – In the aftermath of the El Paso massacre where 22 people were gunned down by a man who espoused white supremacist views and told police he targeted Hispanics, the League of United Latin American Citizens is calling for action. LULAC President Domingo Garcia said Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas lawmakers…MORE

North Texas Organization Heads South with Truckload of Supplies for Asylum Seekers

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A truckload of supplies is heading from North Texas to Laredo this week to help a church housing U.S. asylum seekers. ‘Texas Baptist Men,’ one of the state’s largest disaster relief organizations, is loading a tractor-trailer with water, clothes and other supplies that will be distributed to people legally seeking asylum in…MORE

Texas Schools Get Bleeding Control Kits As Mandated in New School Safety Law

Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas’ new school security law requires all schools have Bleeding control kits beginning September 1, 2019 and no later than Jan 1, 2020. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports, Pantego Christian Academy in Arlington recently received over 3000 kits from Fort Worth Firefighter Charities and Cook Children’s Hospital.  Several other North Texas schools…MORE

Beto O’Rourke Now Supports National Gun Licensing Program

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Beto O’Rourke is joining a number of his Democratic presidential rivals in support of a national gun licensing program. The former Texas congressman said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that states that require gun licensing, mandate universal background checks or stop the sales of assault-style weapons are saving…MORE

Richardson ISD Teacher Found Dead Amid Exploitation of a Child Allegations

Garland – Richardson, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) A Richardson teacher who was under investigation for exploitation of a child was found dead. Garland Police have not released details surrounding the death 45-year old Robert Howard Temple whose body was found Tuesday. Temple taught at J.J. Pearce High School and was allegedly involved in a relationship with a…MORE

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