AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State Capitol grounds were blanketed with armed Texas State Troopers on Sunday and will be through the Presidential inauguration on Wednesday. The increased security comes in the wake of the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol building this month. The Texas Department of Public Safety said last week that the Capitol…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) -Dallas County Health and Human Services announced that this is the same variant discovered in the United Kingdom, and the third case identified within the state of Texas. According to officials, the variant was found in a man in his 20’s, with no recent history of travel outside of the United States.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The man who shot and killed a Dallas Police Officer at a Home Depot in 2018 was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday. According to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, Armando Luis Juarez shot and killed Dallas Police Officer Rogelio Santander on April 24, 2018. He also shot…… MORE
Update at 5:30pm: (AP) – The prosecutor leading the investigation into the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week says authorities have no direct evidence that the rioters were plotting to assassinate officials. The comments from acting District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin on Friday come after prosecutors said in court papers filed…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials say Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has approved bringing in 21,000 National Guard members to Washington, D.C., to assist with security surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Army officials have been grappling with requests for assistance from a number of law enforcement agencies who will be providing security across the…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Under pressure from top officials and Capitol Hill lawmakers, President Donald Trump on Wednesday released a video message recorded in the Oval Office following the historic impeachment vote in the House of Representatives. In the video, Trump ask the nation to remain peaceful amid threats of upcoming armed demonstrations at US capitals…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A majority of the U.S. House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results – a speech that was followed by a mob of his supporters storming the U.S. Capitol. The House vote…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Plano has tents set up in the lobby to help combat overcrowding in the emergency rooms. Texas Health Plano President Joshua Floren says the tents are used as treatment areas for non-Covid patients. He said given the increased demand, they wanted to be able to expand capacity so those…… MORE
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Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump is on the verge of becoming the first president to be impeached twice, as lawmakers move quickly to punish him over last week’s deadly Capitol attack. The wall of Republican support that has enabled President Donald Trump to weather a seemingly endless series of crises is beginning to erode.…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The 87th Texas Legislative Session officially opened on Tuesday in Austin. The session begins under unprecedented circumstances in the midst of a pandemic and with threats of armed protests at American state capitol building next week. “The state’s business does not recess for pandemics, natural disasters, or a tough budget cycle,” State…… MORE
