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Trump To Headline Monday Rally In Houston For GOP Candidates

Trump To Headline Monday Rally In Houston For GOP Candidates

HOUSTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s campaign office has announced it will host a rally at NRG Arena in Houston to “expand” Republican majorities in Congress, but doesn’t specifically mention Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. The campaign office says the event takes place Oct. 22 at the 8,000-seat convention hall. Trump is slated to headline the…MORE

Dallas Police To Add Extra Patrols Near Marsh and Walnut Hill

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News)  Dallas – Police say they are adding extra patrols near the 3700 block of Juniper, on the southeast corner of Marsh and Walnut Hill after a mother reported a suspicious man approached he child while he played in the yard around 4:30 Saturday. The mother says her young son was playing outside and…MORE

Local Family Fights for their Daughter to stay on Life Support

Local Family Fights for their Daughter to stay on Life Support

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- UPDATE: Parent’s of 9-year-old Payton Summons returned to court Monday for another hearing to determine if their daughter will be removed from life support. A Tarrant County judge ruled to extend the Temporary Restraining Order until October 22nd at 6pm. At the hearing the family’s attorneys asked to extend the TPO so…MORE

President Trump Hears from Hurricane Victims

President Trump Hears from Hurricane Victims

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) – President Donald Trump is marveling at the hurricane damage he’s seen while touring devastated Florida Panhandle communities. Trump and his wife, Melania, visited a FEMA aid distribution center Monday in the city of Lynn Haven. People there were signing up for temporary housing and picking up clothing, diapers,…MORE

Fire May have Caused Internet Outage for AT&T Customers in North Texas

Fire May have Caused Internet Outage for AT&T Customers in North Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas-based AT&T is working to restore internet service to customers after a fire at one of their facilities possibly knocked out internet to customers in portions of Dallas Fort Worth. “Damage caused by a fire at one of our facilities may be affecting internet services for some of our customers in the…MORE

Fort Worth Diocese Says Accused Priests Are Fairly Investigated

Fort Worth Diocese Says Accused Priests Are Fairly Investigated

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth says it believes a thorough investigation has been done ahead of releasing names of those who were credibly accused of sexual abuse. All 15 dioceses in Texas are set to release a list of names of those credibly accused on January 31, 2019. Bishop…MORE

Immigrants Face Hurdles To Prove Abuse By US Agents

Immigrants Face Hurdles To Prove Abuse By US Agents

HOUSTON (AP) – Immigration authorities detain and process thousands of people every month who cross the U.S. border without permission. But when detained people try to make claims of misconduct, advocates say they run into a series of hurdles that make their complaints difficult to substantiate. An internal government report details the hurdles faced by…MORE

Dallas Police Sgt. Charged With Felony Injury to a Child

Dallas Police Sgt. Charged With Felony Injury to a Child

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police officer has been arrested for injuring a child. The department says Sergeant Jamie McDonald was arrested by the Royse City Police Department late Saturday, and remains in Rockwall County Jail now on a felony charge. No details yet regarding the specifics of her arrest — McDonald has been with…MORE

Texas stores selling cannabis extract cannabidiol popping up

Texas stores selling cannabis extract cannabidiol popping up

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some stores around Texas have begun selling the cannabis extract known as CBD, despite the lack of any state law specifically legalizing the sale. The Austin American-Statesman reports the sale of products containing CBD, or cannabidiol, is occurring in a legal grey area. Law enforcement officials, prosecutors and pro-cannabis activists disagreeing among themselves…MORE