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Political Experts Say Bonnen Must Regain Republican Trust Following Release of Audio Recording

Political Experts Say Bonnen Must Regain Republican Trust Following Release of Audio Recording

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Political experts are weighing in on the audio recording of Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s conversation with activist Michael Quinn Sullivan. The recording was released Tuesday on WBAP’s Chris Salcedo show. Sullivan said the recording is proof Bonnen asked him to target certain GOP lawmakers in the 2020 primaries. According to SMU…MORE

GoFundMe Campaign for Atatiana Jefferson Nears Its $250,000 Goal

GoFundMe Campaign for Atatiana Jefferson Nears Its $250,000 Goal

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the family of the Dallas woman who was shot and killed by a Fort Worth police officer during what was supposed to be a welfare check grieves, community members are rallying around them. 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson had been babysitting her 8-year-old nephew when she killed. Former Fort Worth police officer…MORE

Texas House Speaker says Trump is Hurting Republican Party in Released Audio Recording

Texas House Speaker says Trump is Hurting Republican Party in Released Audio Recording

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – In a WBAP exclusive, the controversial audio recording of Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen was released Tuesday. Conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan unveiled the recording on which he claims Bonnen asked him to target 10 GOP lawmakers in the 2020 primaries in exchange for media credentials. In the recording, Bonnen is heard…MORE

LISTEN: WBAP EXCLUSIVE: Bonnen Tapes Revealed

LISTEN: WBAP EXCLUSIVE: Bonnen Tapes Revealed

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A conservative activist is backing up his allegations of corruption against Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen with audio recordings. Michael Quinn Sullivan claims Bonnen and State Representative Dustin Burrows offered him media credentials last summer in exchange for Sullivan’s political action committee targeting 10 GOP incumbents in the 2020 primaries. “Let’s go…MORE

LISTEN: WBAP EXCLUSIVE: Bonnen Tapes Revealed

LISTEN: WBAP EXCLUSIVE: Bonnen Tapes Revealed

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A conservative activist is backing up his allegations of corruption against Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen with audio recordings. Michael Quinn Sullivan claims Bonnen and State Representative Dustin Burrows offered him media credentials last summer in exchange for Sullivan’s political action committee targeting 10 GOP incumbents in the 2020 primaries. Sullivan released…MORE

Former Forth Worth Officer Bonds Out of Jail After Being Charged With Murder

Former Forth Worth Officer Bonds Out of Jail After Being Charged With Murder

UPDATED 10/15/19  8:04AM”   Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The former Forth Worth police officer arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of a woman in her home over the weekend, has bonded out of jail. Aaron Dean resigned Monday before the interim chief had a chance to fire him. He was arrested later in…MORE

A Johnson County Couple is Getting Ready For a ‘Visit’ From President Trump

A Johnson County Couple is Getting Ready For a ‘Visit’ From President Trump

Johnson County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Before his big campaign rally at the American Airlines Center Thursday evening, President Trump will spend the early part of his day in Johnson County where WFAA-TV spoke to a couple who is simply thrilled! “The leader of the most powerful nation in the world is coming to see me…MORE

Trial To Begin Of Suspect In Transgender Woman’s Beating

Trial To Begin Of Suspect In Transgender Woman’s Beating

DALLAS (AP) – A trial begins this week for a man accused of the savage beating of a Dallas transgender woman who was killed a month later in an unrelated homicide. Jury selection is set for Tuesday and testimony is expected to begin Wednesday in the aggravated assault trial of Edward Dominic Thomas . Police…MORE

Releasing Gun Photo Inappropriate, Fort Worth Chief Says

Releasing Gun Photo Inappropriate, Fort Worth Chief Says

After a white Fort Worth police officer fatally shot a black woman inside her home, police swiftly released body camera footage that depicted the moments before the shooting, saying they were doing so in the interest of transparency. But that footage also included blurry photos of a handgun found inside the home, leading many to…MORE