President Biden wants Congress to take action to reduce the price of things like prescription drugs and fuel efficient vehicles. The president delivers a speech aimed at highlighting efforts to fight inflation today. WBAP will cover the speech live at 10:30AM. Meantime on Monday, President Joe Biden announced that 20 internet companies have agreed to…… MORE
Panhandle Area HS Senior Wins Write-in School Board Seat Beating 4 Others
Amarillo, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas Panhandle High School senior scored himself a seat on the Claude ISD School Board after launching a write-in campaign for the May 7 election. 18-year old Carsen Roberts beat out four other candidates with a total of 158 votes. Roberts said that he “knocked on every door in the…… MORE
Texas AG Says State Bar is Suing Him Over 2020 Election Challenge
DALLAS (AP) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says that the state bar plans to sue him over his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud. It raises yet another legal danger as the embattled Republican is locked in a primary runoff. The State Bar of Texas has…… MORE
Dallas Cowboys Owner Not At Fault In Traffic Accident
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police accident investigators have determined the driver of the car Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones collided with last week, caused the accident. The official report says that driver was a DoorDash delivery driver southbound on hHarry Hines Blvd. when he realized he was about to overrun his turn, so he turned…… MORE
Euless Police Department Hiring New Recruits
EULESS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Euless Police are looking for new recruits. The department is hiring and the introductory test is being held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 1102 W. Euless Boulevard. According to a EPD Twitter post, the doors will close promptly at 9 a.m. and the written test will be followed by a…… MORE
Less Immigrant Labor in US Contributing to Price Hikes
The U.S. is experiencing a labor shortage that’s partly fueled by a drop-off in immigration, which ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic. By some estimates, the U.S. now has an 2 million fewer immigrants than it would have if the pace had stayed the same. That’s helped lead to a desperate scramble for…… MORE
NTX: Voters Say ‘Yes’ Lower Property Taxes & Conservative School Board Candidates
Voters in Fort Worth gave a thumbs down to pay increases for Mayor, city council, department heads and assistant department heads. Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Some Texas homeowners can look property tax relief after voters passed two state propositions on the May 7 ballot. Prop 1 creates an amendment reducing the property tax limit for elderly…… MORE
Doncic, Mavs Beat Foul-Plagued Paul, Suns to Even Series 2-2
DALLAS (AP) – Luka Doncic scored 26 points and the Dallas Mavericks took advantage of foul trouble for Chris Paul to beat the Phoenix Suns 111-101 on Sunday, evening the Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2. Paul was out of Game 4 early in the fourth quarter, the period when he often dominated the Mavericks…… MORE
Members Of The Dallas Firefighters Union Are Tired Of Waiting For Their Money.
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Fire Fighters Association says hundreds of its members still haven’t been paid for the overtime they worked last December and January when COVID-19 hit Dallas Fire-Rescue especially hard. Before December, city policy was to use the overtime earned by a firefighter to cancel the cost of sick leave if that…… MORE
Sunday-Monday Forecast
Sunday (Mother’s Day): Sunny and hot. Isolated t-storms west of DFW (10-20%). High: 97. Winds: S 10-20. Sunday NIGHT: Clear and muggy. Low: 73. Winds: S 10-20. Monday: Sunny and hot. High: 96. Winds: S 10-20.… MORE
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