WASHINGTON (AP) – The No. 2 House Republican is publicly calling for the removal of Rep. Liz Cheney as the party’s third-ranking leader in the chamber. Rep. Steve Scalise, the House GOP whip, issued a statement early Wednesday backing Rep. Elise Stefanik for the post. It’s the first public statement from Republican leadership that Cheney…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A bill to require transgender Texas athletes to compete only on teams that match the sex designated on their birth certificates appears to be dead in Austin. The Texas House Committee on Public Education refused to pass the bill by Lubbock Republican Senator Charles Perry on to the full House after…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – More than 50 companies and business organizations have sent an open letter to the Texas Legislature expressing their opposition to “any changes” that would make it harder to vote in this state. Tuesday’s letter was signed by American Airlines, Microsoft, HP, Levi Strauss, and others. It was released to the public as…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia will present his 29 page crime fighting plan to the Dallas City Council today. It will say that violent crime is primarily centered on four geographic areas within the city, covered by the department’s southeast, southwest, and south central divisions. The chief’s plan is quite detailed in…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Are the National Rifle Association’s leaders abusing the legal system to duck accountability for their mismanagement? Or are they making a legitimate move to reorganize following attacks from politicians bent on dismantling the gun-rights group? A federal judge in Dallas heard those competing narratives Monday during closing arguments in the NRA’s bankruptcy…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) – As much as billionaire couple Bill and Melinda Gates want to keep their pending divorce private, the split is already sending shockwaves through the worlds of philanthropy and public health. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has an endowment of nearly $50 billion and donates about $5 billion annually to causes around…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The National Weather service in Fort Worth has confirmed at least five tornadoes ripped through North Texas Monday night. Officials say an EF-2 tornado touched down just northwest of Blum which is South of Fort Worth in Hill County with wind speeds estimated at 130mph. There was another EF-2 tornado confirmed in…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Police Officers are on administrative leave and one person is dead following a Tuesday shooting at a Mesquite apartment complex. According to the Mesquite Police Department, dispatch received a 911 hang-up call on Tuesday morning, where a female could be heard screaming and crying in the background. MPD dispatch was able…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Ground was broken on Tuesday in Frisco at the site of the Omni PGA Frisco Resort. The groundbreaking ceremony had been put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic but was held Tuesday morning in front of local and state dignitaries, including Governor Greg Abbott. The Governor spoke of the economic recovery happening in…… MORE
GRANBURY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Granbury Mayor Nin Hulett is facing more legal trouble in the wake of a DWI arrest last month. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds said prosecutors upgraded the drunken driving charge to a felony after learning he has two previous DWI arrests. Hulett was re-booked into the Hood County Jail Monday. The mayor…… MORE
