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Board Votes to Remove a 60-year-old Confederate Plaque in State Capital

Board Votes to Remove a 60-year-old Confederate Plaque in State Capital

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas officials voted to remove a 60-year-old Confederate plaque in the state Capitol that rejects slavery as an underlying cause of the Civil War. The decision Friday by the State Preservation Board follows years of resistance from Republicans to remove any of the roughly dozen Confederate markers in and around the…MORE

VIDEO: Ennis Police Need Help Finding a Missing Woman

VIDEO: Ennis Police Need Help Finding a Missing Woman

Ennis, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Ennis Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who went missing Saturday. 38-year old emily wade was last seen by her family around 5pm driving her silver 2012 Nissan Altima with Kentucky plates. Any one spotting a nissan with kentucky plates is urged to call Ennis Police  at…MORE

ARRESTED:  Dallas Police Thank Caller Who Identified Alleged Package Thief

ARRESTED: Dallas Police Thank Caller Who Identified Alleged Package Thief

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are thanking witnesses who came forward with information leading to the identification and arrest of an alleged package thief in Northwest Dallas. 30-year old Ana Isabel Torez has confessed, and is charged with four counts of theft. Police also believe Torez used a child to help steal packages. The child…MORE

Bond Hearing for Mother of Richardson Toddler Found Dead in 2017

Bond Hearing for Mother of Richardson Toddler Found Dead in 2017

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A judge will decide today whether or not to lower the bond of the the adopted mother of a Richardson 3 year old found dead in a culvert in 2017. Sini Mathews is charged with abandoning her daughter Sherin in October of that year —  she and her husband reportedly left her…MORE

Dan Patrick Says Texas Could Build Part Of Border Wall

Dan Patrick Says Texas Could Build Part Of Border Wall

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told President Donald Trump the state will build a wall along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border if the federal government reimburses it. Trump revealed the conversation Thursday on his visit to McAllen, Texas as he pushes for border wall funding central to the partial government shutdown.…MORE

Local Texas GOP rejects ousting vice chair over his faith

Local Texas GOP rejects ousting vice chair over his faith

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Republicans in one of the most populous counties in Texas voted Thursday to keep a Muslim doctor as their party vice chairman following infighting over some members’ claims about his beliefs. The executive committee of the Tarrant County Republican Party voted 139-49 to reject the effort to purge Shahid Shafi,…MORE

Trump Pushes for Wall on Rio Grande Visit

Trump Pushes for Wall on Rio Grande Visit

McALLEN (AP) – Standing along the Rio Grande, President Donald Trump says “a lot of the crime in our country is caused by what’s coming through here.” Trump is touring a section of the U.S.-Mexico border as he seeks to bolster his case for spending billions of dollars on a border wall. A law enforcement…MORE

Dallas Federal Employees Protest Partial Government Shutdown

Dallas Federal Employees Protest Partial Government Shutdown

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Federal employees who have been furloughed from work or working without pay are protesting the partial Government Shutdown. Dr. Sarah Frey, Physical Scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said she just bought a house and has a 2 year-old-daughter, she said the uncertainty of not getting another pay check is terrifying. “We…MORE

Cohen to Give Congress Account of Trump Dealings

Cohen to Give Congress Account of Trump Dealings

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s longtime legal fixer, Michael Cohen, says he has accepted an invitation from a top House Democrat to testify publicly before Congress next month. Cohen said Thursday in a statement that he looks forward to having a platform to give a “full and credible account of the events which have…MORE

TexRail, Train from Fort Worth to DFW Airport, Opens for Business

TexRail, Train from Fort Worth to DFW Airport, Opens for Business

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The new train connecting DFW Airport to Downtown Fort Worth is officially up and running. The TexRail ran for the first time Thursday morning at 3:25. Some showed up to go to the airport, while others wanted to simply be part of history and see what the train had to…MORE