AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas House Republican caucus has condemned GOP Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows for secretly recorded comments asking a conservative group to target 10 GOP lawmakers in the 2020 primaries, calling a female lawmaker “vile” and saying President Donald Trump is “killing us” in pivotal state races. The…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As residents in north Dallas deal with cleanup and damage assessment stemming from the severe storms and tornado that touched down Sunday night, the City of Dallas is advising residents on how to start the process of getting their neighborhoods back to normal. The city’s Emergency Operations Center is activated and…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In the aftermath of last night’s confirmed tornado in Northwest Dallas, our media partner WFAA-TV, was covering damages from the storm when their cameras captured a person who they identified as a Dallas Police officer outside of what was reported to be a former liquor store that was demolished. Camera’s also captured…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Several schools in the Dallas ISD will be closed today due to damage from the tornado and storms Sunday night. They are: Cary MS Cigarroa ES David G. Burnet ES Pershing ES Thomas Jefferson HS Walnut Hill ES All schools in the Midlothian ISD will be closed today due to power outages.…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the tornado that touched down in Dallas Sunday night: 3:15 a.m. An electric utility says storms across Texas have caused significant damage to power lines, leaving more than 150,000 customers without power in East Texas. Oncor said early Monday that there’s no estimated time of restoration. The utility says…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Early Voting Begins Monday October 21st and runs through Friday November 1st. The League of Women Voters wants to remind registered voters that early voting is easy, the hours are convenient, there are fewer lines, and voters may vote at any early voting polling location in their county. The November 5th…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Police in Dallas say a 16-year-old boy has been arrested for the slaying of another teen last month. Officials say the suspect was arrested in nearby Irving, Texas, on Saturday in connection with the Sept. 30 slaying of 18-year-old Frederick Denavel Ford. The suspect’s name was not released and it was not…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Residents in Dallas experienced storm damage following a tornado that passed through the area Sunday night. A tornado warning was issued roughly around 9:00pm Sunday night. Local radars picked up a debris signature near Dallas Love Field. Some more photos of this destructive Tornado that is moving through North Dallas! #Dallas…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Funeral Services for Atatiana Jefferson scheduled for Saturday have been canceled after her father, Marquis Jefferson, was granted a temporary restraining order. Atatiana was killed in her own home a week ago by former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean. Mr. Jefferson alleges that he wanted the courts to be involved…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Officials in Texas’ capital city have restored some prohibitions on sitting or sleeping in public amid intense criticism over the handling of local homelessness. The Austin City Council voted Thursday to reinstate a ban on camping on sidewalks, near business doorways and the Austin Resource Center for Homeless. The latest vote…… MORE
