(WBAP/KLIF) — With the U.S. Border Patrol over-whelmed with processing illegal migrants, less resources are dedicated to preventing crime, drug smuggling, and human trafficking. That has forced border states and local communities to cover the costs of enforcement. Senator John Cornyn addressed the possibility of reimbursing states for border security efforts. Cornyn is taking notice…… MORE
No Fingerprints, DNA Sample or Leads From Cocaine Found at the White House, the Secret Service says
No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in the West Wing lobby last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didn’t identify a suspect, according to summary of the Secret Service investigation obtained by The Associated Press. There are no leads on who…… MORE
FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill in the United States
Silver Spring, MD (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. Thursday’s approval of the oral contraceptive Opill will allow consumers to purchase a birth control pill without a prescription in the U.S. The tablet only contains progestin and is taken once daily. It can be…… MORE
Atmos Gas Line Rupture Overnight Forces Evacuation of a Euless Neighborhood
Euless, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A gas leak in Euless forced the evacuation of over two dozen homes overnight. Euless Fire Assistant Chief Mark Williams says the call came in around 1 a.m. about the rupture of a 6-inch high pressure line at South Main Street and South Pipeline. Williams says the neighborhood at the corner…… MORE
Justice Department Appealing Oath Keepers Founder and Granbury Native Stewart Rhodes Sentence
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Department of Justice is appealing the 18-year prison sentence handed down to Oath Keepers founder and Granbury native Stewart Rhodes for his role in the Jan 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. In the Wednesday filing, federal prosecutors argued that the sentence handed down by U.S. District Court…… MORE
Proposed $450M Expansion at Houston Hobby is Good News for SWA
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A hometown airline will be a huge beneficiary of a proposed expansion at a Southeast Texas airport. A planned $450M expansion at Houston Hobby’s west concourse would add seven new gates, with six of them designated for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines. While work to be done to finalize the plan and to get…… MORE
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Heat Advisory in Effect through 9pm Friday; Heat Warning in Effect through 9pm Thursday
Heat Advisory URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 222 PM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023 Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin-Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas-Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell-Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill-Navarro-Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone-Leon-Milam-Robertson-Including the cities of Bowie, Nocona, Gainesville, Sherman,Denison, Bonham, Paris, Graham, Olney, Jacksboro, Decatur, Bridgeport, Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Greenville, Commerce, Cooper, Sulphur Springs, Breckenridge, Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Briar,…… MORE
Ukraine Wins G7 Security Pledges but NATO Membership Remains Elusive
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The United States and other major industrialized nations are pledging long-term security assistance for Ukraine as it continues to fight Russia’s invasion. At the annual NATO summit, G7 countries began laying the groundwork for member nations to negotiate individual security agreements with Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the commitments will…… MORE
Property Tax Bill Passes Texas Senate
The Texas Senate has unanimously passed an $18 Billion property tax relief bill.Highlights of the bill include spending over $12 Billion on reducing the school property tax rate and a $100,000 Homestead Exemption. Senator Paul Bennencourt, who authored the bill, says it was made possible because of bipartisan supportThe bill now moves to the Texas…… MORE
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