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Cornyn Calls Moves Against Trump ‘Unprecedented’

Cornyn Calls Moves Against Trump ‘Unprecedented’

(WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn says what happened to President Donald Trump as a candidate and while in office is unprecedented. Cornyn’s comments came just hours after comments at the White House Wednesday where President Trump claimed what led to the start of the special counsel probe was treasonous. Senator Cornyn stopping short of agreeing…MORE

Construction Crew Finds Red Tail Hawk Nest in Plano

Construction Crew Finds Red Tail Hawk Nest in Plano

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A family of red tail hawks is occupying the lone light pole on a construction site in Plano. According to the City of Plano, a construction crew working the Carpenter Park renovation project noticed a red tail hawks nest while taking down the light pole. Experts we’re called out and spotted the parents. The…MORE

Governor Abbott Proposes Sales Tax Increase to Create Property Tax Relief

Governor Abbott Proposes Sales Tax Increase to Create Property Tax Relief

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The three top political leaders in Texas are proposing a state sales tax increase of one percentage point in order to lower property taxes. The plan for a one-penny sales tax increase, announced Wednesday, would raise the statewide rate from 6.25% to 7.25%. Local government add-ons make the average sales tax rate…MORE

Card Skimmer Found at Arlington Gas Station

Card Skimmer Found at Arlington Gas Station

ARLINGTON  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Department of Agriculture is warning consumers to be cautious after one of its inspectors found a credit card skimmer at a gas station in Arlington. It was found on the pump at the Valero Smart Mart on West  Randol Mill Road and North Cooper Street but has since been…MORE

AA Flight Attendant Spills Tray of Drinks on the Airline’s Head Honcho

AA Flight Attendant Spills Tray of Drinks on the Airline’s Head Honcho

Fort Worth (WBAP/KlF) – An American Airlines flight attendant says she spilled a tray of drinks on CEO Doug Parker on a recent flight from Phoenix. In an Instagram post, Maddie Peters said she had never spilled a drink in her four years as a flight attendant, until a first class passenger bumped into her…MORE

Texas Tech Medical School To Stop Using Race In Admissions

Texas Tech Medical School To Stop Using Race In Admissions

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Race will no longer be factored into admissions at Texas Tech University’s medical school under an agreement with the Trump administration. The resolution is the first of its kind under Education Secretary Betsy Devos. It could preview how other affirmative action complaints are handled by her agency. A copy of the…MORE

Border Chaos: Truckers Wait Hours, Sometimes Days

Border Chaos: Truckers Wait Hours, Sometimes Days

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — To deal with a surge of migrating Central American families, the Trump administration has reassigned so many inspectors from U.S.-Mexico border crossings that truckers are waiting in line for hours and sometimes days to get shipments to the United States. Truckers have been sleeping in their vehicles to hold spots…MORE

Southwest, American Get Airline Report Cards

Southwest, American Get Airline Report Cards

(WBAP/KLIF) – new airline data has come out regarding customer satisfaction. If you’re Fort Worth based American Airlines, you aren’t too happy with the news. New Airline Quality Ratings has ranked American Airlines second to last, in customer satisfaction. On the other hand, Dallas based Southwest came in at a respectable third place. Airline ratings…MORE

New HERO Bar and Restaurant Opens, Steps from the American Airlines Center

New HERO Bar and Restaurant Opens, Steps from the American Airlines Center

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A new restaurant and bar just opened in Victory Park, just steps away from the American Airlines Center. Hero by HG Supply is a modern sports bar and grill with six bars, a stage for live music and open-outdoor seating. “People are going to be unable to leave the Arena without stopping by Hero because you…MORE

Texas Advances Abortion Bill Similar to Effort in Congress

Texas Advances Abortion Bill Similar to Effort in Congress

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A measure in Texas that threatens doctors with prison time if they don’t try saving the lives of infants born during attempted abortions has won approval in the Republican-controlled Senate. The bill passed Tuesday is similar to a measure that recently failed in the U.S. Senate. House Republicans in Congress last…MORE