AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Days before the end of the legislative session, Texas leaders claim to have a deal on school finance and property tax reform. With Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen at his side Thursday, Governor Greg Abbott said House Bill 3 helps accomplish what lawmakers called the top…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Tarrant County Health Department is warning DFW Airport travelers from earlier this month that they may have been exposed to measles. Health officials say the infected passenger came through the airport the evening of May 15th. “If you were at the airport, check your immunization history and look for…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump honored 14 public safety officers for their acts of heroism with the Medal of Valor on Wednesday at the White House, with honorees a fallen Dallas officer killed during a mass shooting at a police protest march. Slain DART Officer Brent Thompson was killed in the line of duty…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to sell the Robert E. Lee statue it voted to be removed from a Dallas park in 2017. The statue that sat in Oak Lawn Park, formerly Lee Park, has been stored in a facility since its removal 18 months ago. A 12-3 vote Wednesday by…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Police are crediting employees at a KFC restaurant in Azle for rescuing a girl believed to have been kidnapped. According to the Azle Police Department, Officers responded Tuesday morning to a report of a kidnapping at the KFC restaurant located at 637 Boyd Road in Azle. An employee from the business told…… MORE
San Marcos, TX (WBAP/KLIF) A North Texas man was arrested on suspicion of DUI, in connection with a life-threatening accident involving a South Texas police officer. On Saturday night, San Marcos – just south of Austin – Officer Claudia Cormier was responding to a traffic hazard call on i-35 between TSU and the San Marcos…… MORE
San Marcos, TX (WBAP/KLIF) A North Texas man was arrested on suspicion of DUI, in connection with a life-threatening accident involving a South Texas police officer. On Saturday night, San Marcos – just south of Austin – Officer Claudia Cormier was responding to a traffic hazard call on i-35 between TSU and the San Marcos…… MORE
ITarrant County, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police say an error with a fax machine is the reason an Amber Alert from over the weekend did not make its way to local radio stations. 8-year-old Salem Sabatka was abducted around 6:30 Saturday night….almost three hours later, police e-mailed the amber alert to the DPS. The…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Republican Party has chosen a new leader. Former Texas state representative Rodney Anderson replaces Missy Shorey following her unexpected death last month…and says the goal is to get Republicans on the same page. “If we anticipate back ground that was lost two years ago we must have a unified…… MORE
PHOENIX (AP) – A self-driving truck company has partnered with the U.S. Postal Service to test autonomous technology on the long-haul route between Phoenix and Dallas. San Diego-based TuSimple is planning for two autonomous trucks to carry mail and parcels on five round trips between the Postal Service distribution centers in the two cities starting…… MORE
