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Dallas County Reports 8th Flu-Related Death; Offers Free Flu Shot for Kids

Dallas County Reports 8th Flu-Related Death; Offers Free Flu Shot for Kids

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Health Department is reporting the eighth flu-related death this season, a 69-year old Dallas resident. Dallas County health officials are advising anyone who hasn’t gotten a flu shot to do so, saying it’s the best preventative against the illness is a the vaccine. The adult vaccine is given in…MORE

O’Rourke’s Trump counter-rally teases 2020 run

O’Rourke’s Trump counter-rally teases 2020 run

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — His voice occasionally cracking, Beto O’Rourke delivered an emotional appeal to thousands of cheering El Pasoans, vowing that Donald Trump shouldn’t be allowed to stoke fears in his hometown. Only when the possible 2020 presidential hopeful paused for effect was the boom of the president’s speech — echoing from the…MORE

More Housing Coming to the Fort Worth Area

More Housing Coming to the Fort Worth Area

(WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of new homes are soon to be built in Tarrant County. Walsh Ranch development sits just west of Fort Worth and will soon start construction on an additional 550 homes. The 7,200-acre community opened in 2017 and already has more than 600 residents. Walsh Ranch is one of the biggest developments in…MORE

Notorious Mexican Drug Lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Convicted

Notorious Mexican Drug Lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Convicted

NEW YORK (AP) – The notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been convicted of drug-trafficking charges at a trial in New York. The verdict reached on the sixth day of jury deliberations Tuesday could put the 61-year-old behind bars for the rest of his life in a high-security U.S. prison. The facility…MORE

Panola County Processing of Carthage Recalls 59 Pounds of Smoked Sausage Items

Panola County Processing of Carthage Recalls 59 Pounds of Smoked Sausage Items

CARTHAGE, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Panola County Processing has voluntarily recalled 59 pounds of smoked sausage items due to possible under-processing of the food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said federal investigators discovered the problem with some of the  Carthage facility’s merchandise on Friday. In a statement released Tuesday, the USDA said the pork smoked…MORE

Proposed Legislation Would Require Name & Photos on Lone Star Cards

Proposed Legislation Would Require Name & Photos on Lone Star Cards

Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Republican Texas lawmaker is proposing the Texas legislature to make it harder for people to lie when it comes to receiving “SNAP” food benefits. Beaumont’s Dade Phelan [dayd fee-lin] proposed a bill to the legislature that would require a person’s Lone Star Card to have their name and photo on…MORE

Texas Senate Set To Vote On Property Tax Relief Bill

Texas Senate Set To Vote On Property Tax Relief Bill

Austin  (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill that would cap property taxes is on its way to the full senate in Austin.  Yesterday, the state property tax committee voted to advance the bill that would cap tax revenue for local governments at 2.5%.  Any increase above that would automatically trigger a special election and would have to…MORE

Hurst Police: Woman Caught on Tape Placing Card Skimmer on Bank ATM

Hurst Police: Woman Caught on Tape Placing Card Skimmer on Bank ATM

Hurst Police (WBAP/KLIF) – Hurst Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman they say was caught on surveillance camera placing a card skimmer and camera on a bank ATM last Friday around 8:30am. Te skimmer was discovered Monday at the bank on Precinct Line Road. The suspect was driving a blue…MORE

In Texas, Trump backs wall while O’Rourke rallies opponents

In Texas, Trump backs wall while O’Rourke rallies opponents

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump charged ahead with his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, skimming over the details of lawmakers’ tentative deal that would give him far less than he’s been demanding and declaring he’s “setting the stage” to deliver on his signature campaign promise. In the first…MORE

Governor Abbott in Richardson: discusses a bold agenda to transform Texas

Governor Abbott in Richardson: discusses a bold agenda to transform Texas

RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott discussed a bold agenda for the Legislative Session at a Richardson Chamber Annual Meeting Monday. Governor Abbott talked about tacking emergency issues like property tax reform, increasing teacher salaries , school safety, disaster recovery and mental health services. “The state of Texas is going to be adding a lot more money…MORE