MCALLEN (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn will tour the Texas-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday. The Senator will be joined by Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), and Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) following their introduction of bipartisan, bicameral border legislation. According to Cornyn, the Bipartisan Border Solutions Act responds to the surge in…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Political experts say Texas Governor Greg Abbott is within his power to remove pay for lawmakers after pledging to do so in response to Democrats letting the clock run out on a controversial voting bill. The pledge comes after Democrats walked out on the Republican led voting bill, causing it to die…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The clock is ticking for North Texans to cast their ballots early in the June 5th city and school board runoff elections. One of the most watched races being decided are mayoral runoffs in Fort Worth and Arlington. Mattie Parker, the former Chief of Staff for Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price,…… MORE
There’s a wild card in the push to return to pre-pandemic life: Many workers don’t want to go back to the jobs they once had. Layoffs and lockdowns, combined with enhanced unemployment benefits and stimulus checks, gave many Americans the time and the financial cushion to rethink their careers. Their former employers are hiring again…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts today and ends Nov. 30. After a record-breaking 2020, storm watchers have predicted a very active 2021 with an above-average chance of hurricane landfalls along the us coastline and in the Caribbean. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration [NOAA] expects a likely range of 13 to…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are investigating a triple shooting at an apartment complex in West Fort Worth overnight. Police arrived on scene in the 2900 block of Jonah Drive around 12:22am. Forth Worth Police spokesman Buddy Calzada says the incident appears to be domestic related. Officers found 3 people dead inside an…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston residents and officials are seething over a Texas agency’s decision to not award the city a single cent of the initial $1 billion in federal flood mitigation funding the state was promised following Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The Texas General Land Office’s recent announcement of the winners and losers of the…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Monday that state lawmakers delivered one of the most conservative legislative sessions the state has ever seen, but insisted more work needs to be done. “From Day One of this session, our priorities were centered around hardworking Texans and building a state that is safer, freer, healthier,…… MORE
UPDATE: 4 P.M. May 31, 2021 DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – One person is in custody after reports of an active shooter inside North Park Mall, but authorities say no shots were fired. Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Monday afternoon that an investigation revealed that a man with mental health issues was banging skateboard on a table…… MORE
KERRVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Kerville man has been charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a Walmart. The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office said the KCSO Special Operations Division intercepted a message indicating that 28-year-old Coleman Thomas Blevins’ was preparing to carry out…… MORE
