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The Big Tex Choice Finalists Have Been Announced

The Big Tex Choice Finalists Have Been Announced

DALLAS, TEXAS – August 14, 2019 – The final countdown to three of the most coveted food titles in all of Texas begins. The State Fair of Texas is proud to partner with Metro by T-Mobile to present the 15th Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards. On Sunday, August 25, three winners will be crowned in the categories of: “Best…MORE

Fort Worth: 1 Killed, 2 Seriously Injured in Trinity Metro Bus Crash

Fort Worth: 1 Killed, 2 Seriously Injured in Trinity Metro Bus Crash

UPDATED:  8:58AM The truck that crashed into a Trinity Metro bus in Fort Worth this morning is seen being taken away from the scene. The crash that happened just before 5AM at the intersection of Angle and Long killed the truck driver died and and injured two bus passengers. Weather man have been a factor…MORE

Polygamist Leader Warren Jeffs’ Mental Health Questioned

Polygamist Leader Warren Jeffs’ Mental Health Questioned

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has allegedly suffered a mental breakdown and isn’t fit to give a deposition in a sex abuse case against him. The claim was made in a court filing last month by lawyers representing a community trust that once belonged to a polygamous sect run by…MORE

Three El Paso Shooting Victims Remain in Critical Condition

Three El Paso Shooting Victims Remain in Critical Condition

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Half of those injured in the mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart remain in the hospital 10 days later. Three people are still in critical condition and another 10 patients are in stable or “good” condition, according to officials the University Medical Center of El Paso and Del…MORE

Fort Worth ISD Board to Consider Teacher Pay Raise

Fort Worth ISD Board to Consider Teacher Pay Raise

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- On Tuesday the Fort Worth ISD Board of Education will consider the “Compensation Allotment” (pay increases) required under HB3 passed by the 86th Texas Legislature. Almost two months ago, the trustees approved the 2019-2020 school year General Fund Budget. However, Fort Worth ISD trustees agreed with Superintendent Kent Scribner that the “Compensation…MORE

Dallas Police Officer Hit by DART Train in Downtown Dallas

Dallas Police Officer Hit by DART Train in Downtown Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Officer was hospitalized Tuesday after being hit by a DART train, according to the Dallas Police Department. “At approximately 12:40 p.m., DART Police responded to a report of a northbound Green Line light-rail vehicle making contact with an adult male as it was pulling into the Pearl/Arts District Station,”…MORE

Plano Agencies Offer Active Shooter Response Training in Wake of Recent Mass Shootings

Plano Agencies Offer Active Shooter Response Training in Wake of Recent Mass Shootings

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A seminar aimed at teaching the best ways to respond to an active shooter scenario will be held Tuesday night in Plano. The training session is free and open to the public. It will be hosted by the Plano Police Department, in partnership with the Plano Fire-Rescue, Public Safety Communications, and Emergency…MORE

Hundreds of American Airline Catering Workers Protest for Higher Pay, Dozens Arrested

Hundreds of American Airline Catering Workers Protest for Higher Pay, Dozens Arrested

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dozens of catering workers who service American Airlines were arrested during a protest outside the Fort Worth-based carrier’s headquarters Tuesday morning. Hundreds of Unite Here-represented workers showed up to protest what they said were low wages being paid by American to its catering subcontractor LSG Sky Chef and Gate Gourmet…MORE

Castro Buys Ad Time During “Fox and Friends”

Castro Buys Ad Time During “Fox and Friends”

IOWA (WBAP/KLIF) — Democratic Presidential Candidate Julian Castro is taking his fight with President Trump from Twitter to Fox News. His campaign purchased three spots on “Fox and Friends” that’ll air Wednesday. Tuesday morning, the former Housing and Urban Development Secretary debuted the new commercial on Twitter. In it, he flatly blames the President for the…MORE