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January 6th Panel Issues Subpoena to Trump, Demanding he Testify

January 6th Panel Issues Subpoena to Trump, Demanding he Testify

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has issued a subpoena to Donald Trump. The nine-member panel sent a letter to the former president’s lawyers on Friday, demanding his testimony under oath by mid-November and outlining a series of corresponding documents. The decision by lawmakers to exercise…MORE

Rangers Hire 3-time World Series Champion Bochy as Manager

Rangers Hire 3-time World Series Champion Bochy as Manager

ARLINGTON (AP) – The Texas Rangers have hired Bruce Bochy as their manager. The three-time World Series champion comes out of a short retirement to take over a team that has had six consecutive losing seasons. Texas made the surprise announcement Friday, just more than two weeks after its season ended. The 67-year-old Bochy hasn’t…MORE

New Polling out in Texas Governor’s Race

New Polling out in Texas Governor’s Race

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – New polling by UT’s Texas Politics Project shows Republicans with an advantage over Democrats ahead of the start of early voting on Monday. The poll finds Governor Greg Abbott leading Beto O’Rourke by 11 percentage points among likely voters, 54%-43%. Green Party Candidate Delilah Barrios and the Libertarian Party’s Mark Tippets each…MORE

Cyber Attack Forces MedStar to Run on Back-up Systems

Cyber Attack Forces MedStar to Run on Back-up Systems

(WBAP/KLIF) — MedStar was targeted by a cyber attack at 6:30 a.m., Thursday morning, forcing the mobile healthcare provider to operate on back-up systems. MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky says after detecting the attack, they isolated connected systems to assure the breach was quarantined. The response also included manually dispatching calls over a public safety radio until…MORE

Cornyn Bill Gives $1.1 Million to DFW School Safety

Cornyn Bill Gives $1.1 Million to DFW School Safety

(WBAP/KLIF) — Senator John Cornyn’s ‘Mental Health and School Safety’ bill is paying off for three North Texas school districts. Forth Worth, Farmersville and Lake Worth ISD’s will all split over $1.1million to improve school safety and mental health services. Senator Cornyn made the announcement in a press release, Thursday, and believes the funding will…MORE

Funeral Services for Slain Officer Announced

Funeral Services for Slain Officer Announced

(WBAP/KLIF) — Steven Nothem was responding to assist another officer on the President George Bush Tollway when he was hit by a suspected drunk driver and killed. The community will honor the fallen officer with a series of ceremonies, beginning Sunday night with a candlelight vigil at the Carrollton Amphitheater. The family will also hold…MORE

Justice Barrett Rejects Appeal over Biden Student Debt Plan

Justice Barrett Rejects Appeal over Biden Student Debt Plan

WASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has rejected an appeal from a Wisconsin taxpayers group seeking to stop the Biden administration’s student debt cancellation program. Barrett did not comment Thursday in turning away the appeal from the Brown County Taxpayers Association, which also has lost rounds in lower federal courts. The group…MORE

Euless Police Arrest Man Accused of Threatening Elementary School

Euless Police Arrest Man Accused of Threatening Elementary School

EULESS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Euless police arrested the man accused of making a terroristic threat against an elementary school earlier this month. 34-year-old Jerrekus Pendleton is being held in the Tarrant County Jail on a $15,000 dollar bond. Euless ISD put Oakwood Terrace Elementary on lockdown and increased security on October 5. The move…MORE

British Prime Minister Resigns amid Turmoil

British Prime Minister Resigns amid Turmoil

LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned. She has bowed to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority. Just a day earlier Truss had vowed to stay in power, saying she was “a fighter…MORE