DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Collin County Republican Party hosted a Labor Day Campaign Rally in Mckinney today. The city’s Cotton Mill was the backdrop for some big political names, hundreds of people showing support for the Republican Party, and just about everyone singing along to the hit song “God Bless Texas.” Senator Ted Cruz,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Lupe Valdez was in Dallas this morning, speaking at an American Federation of Labor breakfast. Valdez said her campaign has been all about listening to the people, saying her appeal to the “everyday Texan” will increase democratic turnout at the polls because she is listening to the issues…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A handful of activists have raised enough money to display a mobile billboard when President Trump comes to Texas next month to support Ted Cruz. A GoFundMe page created by Houston-based activist Antonio Arellano on Saturday, and supported by Stoneman Douglas school shooting survivor-turned activist David Hogg raised nearly 10-thousand dollars in…… MORE
McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A trio of big name Texas Republicans will be on the campaign trail in McKinney on this Labor Day. Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, and Attorney General Ken Paxton will be at the Cotton Mill at 10am., in an appearance that’s billed as a ‘family friendly’ event, with live music…… MORE
ABILENE, Texas (AP) – A West Texas man has been fatally shot and a father and son were arrested on murder charges over what a police chief calls a neighborhood dispute about trash. Abilene police Chief Stan Standridge says police responded to calls about shots fired around 10:15 a.m. Saturday and located the victim, 37-year-old…… MORE
UPDATED: September 2, 2018 ARLINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) -A man allegedly shot and killed by Arlington Police during a traffic stop on Saturday, has been identified. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has identified the remains of 24-year old Terry Oshae. Police say Oshae tried to roll the windows up and drive away, during a traffic stop,…… MORE
TYLER – (Associated Press) – Capital murder charges are now added to three aggravated assault charges against a former East Texas nurse, accused of causing the deaths of hospital patients. Authorities in Smith County say 24 tear old William George Davis intentionally injected air into catheters inserted into arteries of at least seven patients at…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas cowboys tight end, Rico Gathers was allegedly arrested for possession of marijuana Friday night. Officer James Willis with Frisco Police said officers made contact with Gathers while he was parked on Parkwood Boulevard in Frisco. “The smelled the odor of burning marijuana which made them make contact with the occupant…… MORE
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Republicans may use a new tactic to stymie a pair of ballot initiatives that would raise the minimum wage and require paid sick leave: adopt the laws themselves ahead of the November election, then change those measures later. The unprecedented strategy is being pushed within the GOP-led Legislature so it’s…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Education Agency is asking lawmakers for $54 million to pay for school safety initiatives in a request just months after deadly gunfire on a campus. The Houston Chronicle reports the TEA made the request Thursday in its legislative budget request. The May attack at Santa Fe High School left…… MORE
