DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is honoring first responders who are credited with saving the life of a veteran Dallas Officer. Senior Corporal Jaime Castro was driving on a North Texas Freeway earlier this month when his vision became blurry and he felt sick. He pulled over to the side of the road. He…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A seven-year-old boy in Austin has raised over $2200 for President Trump’s long-promised border wall by selling hot chocolate. Little Benton Stevens said he came up with the plan after watching Trump’s State of the Union speech. He and his parents, Shane and Jennifer Stevens, told KXAN TV they received some support…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Beto O’Rourke says he hasn’t ruled out being a 2020 vice presidential candidate, even as he plans to decide in the next 10 days if he’ll seek the presidency himself. Answering a question in Spanish about possibly being another candidate’s running mate after an El Paso event Tuesday, the former…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) _ A 7-week old baby in Parker County is hospitalized and fighting for his life with brain damage and neck injury. His mother’s boyfriend is jailed in connection with the baby’s injuries. According to the arrest affidavit, 20-year-old Kaleb Eisenmann became frustrated when ‘Baby Jax’ wouldn’t stop crying. Eisenmann told police that he…… MORE
Mesquite (WBAP/KLIF) A Poteet High School student was arrested Tuesday for allegedly bringing a gun to school. According to Mesquite police, some students notified an administrator that another student possibly had a gun on campus. The School Resource Officers were notified, searched the student and discovered he had a handgun. The student was arrested and…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday that a bill she filed that would change state securities law “has literally nothing to do” with her husband facing criminal charges of defrauding investors, even as experts said the proposal appears to strike near the heart of his indictment. Republican…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price gives her 8th the State of the City to highlight important milestones and progress in the 15th largest city in the country. Price says she’s committed to her promise of making sure the City’s Fiscal House is in order. She said a major accomplishment is that the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The children of a Grand Prairie couple reported missing earlier this month are reunited with family members after being placed in foster care for close to ten days. The body of the children’s father, Alfonso Hernandez, was pulled from White Rock Lake Sunday. Marissa Gonzales with Family Protective Services said Tuesday that the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – There is now legislation honoring former President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush with a presidential coin. The bill comes from Senator John Cornyn of Texas who says President Bush and his beloved wife Barbara left behind a legacy of service that will continue to inspire generations of Texans. The legislation authorized…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is ending a long legal fight by ruling that a Texas death row inmate is intellectually disabled and thus may not be executed. The justices ruled 6-3 Tuesday in the case of inmate Bobby James Moore. Moore had been sentenced to death for the 1980 shotgun slaying of a Houston grocery store…… MORE
