Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas, a former Fort Bend County sheriff who was photographed trying to barricade the House chamber doors during the Capitol riot, is among 5 lawmakers chosen to sit on the select House committee formed to investigate the incident. Nehls is credited with trying to help Capitol Police…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – Doorbell camera video captured the moment an explosion on Monday reduced a Plano home to rubble. The blast which sent sent six people to the hospital, was picked up from the home directly across the street on Cleveland Drive late Monday afternoon. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. A…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is partnering with The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to reduce violent crime in the city. Arlington Police Chief Al Jones said on Monday that Arlington, like the rest of the country, is experiencing an increase in violent crime rates. “Through June of this year we are…… MORE
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks around the world are falling amid worries about a resurgence in global infections of COVID-19. The benchmark S&P 500 was 2% lower in afternoon Monday trading, and Treasury yields sank sharply as investors scrambled to move into areas of the market seen as safer. Airlines, hotels and…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Lawyers for Texas’ embattled attorney general have asked the state bar association to drop its investigation into whether the Republican’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct, arguing the probe is an unconstitutional overreach. In late May, the State Bar of Texas began looking into Attorney General Ken Paxton’s petitioning…… MORE
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Abbott hosted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Saturday for a border security briefing in Del Rio. “The crisis at our southern border isn’t just a Texas issue; it’s a national security threat,” said Governor Abbott. “The Biden administration’s open border policies have brought on an unprecedented surge of illegal migrants, drugs,…… MORE
Van Horn (AP) – When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. No test pilots or flight engineers for Tuesday’s debut flight from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One near Van Horn, Texas, just the founder of Amazon, his brother, an 82 year old aviation pioneer,…… MORE
DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF) ─ Governor Greg Abbott issued a press release Friday addressing the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) release of June employment numbers. In the report, it showed continued economic expansion in Texas as employers added 55,800 jobs over the month, marking job growth in 13 of the last 14 months, as the unemployment rate dropped to…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Friday that he will host Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida for a border security briefing with state and local officials and law enforcement on Saturday in Del Rio. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw, Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – House Republicans continue to urge their Democratic colleagues to return to the current special legislative session in Austin. Dozens of House Democrats broke quorum over a Republican-led voting measure earlier this week in order to stall the bill. On Thursday, House Speaker Dade Phelan said he charted a plane to D.C. and…… MORE
