DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Texas Freedom Force members and others stood at Lee Park Saturday in protest of the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue. Protestors spoke of how Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and liberals have changed Texas history for the worse. “They change your history until you have no history and when they change your…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-Dallas Police have arrested a man in connection with the string of home invasion robberies that occurred on the city’s south side earlier this week. 28-year-old Mike Leija was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery and is one of four suspects believed to be connected to the robberies. Police describe the three as: -A…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A day after the Robert E. Lee statue was removed from Lee Park in Dallas, citizens spoke in front of the task force designated to discuss what to do with the statue. The majority of Friday’s speakers asked the task force to preserve the statue and other confederate monuments. “Robert E. Lee…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Robert E. Lee statue in Dallas may be gone, but it’s not stopping people from protesting the city’s decision. The group “This is Texas Freedom Force” is planning to rally Saturday from 11:00 to 4:00 in front of the now pedestal where the statue once stood. WBAP and KLIF’s Scott…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Crews at Lee Park in Dallas have removed the Robert E. Lee statue from its pedestal onto a flatbed to haul it away. A crane, with Dallas police escort, arrived at the park around 4:00pm Thursday and removed the statue after nearly three hours of preparation. The Dallas City Council voted earlier this…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Governor Greg Abbott says Texas expects to seek more than $50 billion in federal housing funding after Hurricane Harvey. Abbott said at a news conference Thursday that those displaced by the storm can seek help via community development grants covering long-term housing needs as well as temporary costs while waiting for…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — North Texans will rally today to help fund local non-profits. Thursday, September 14 is North Texas Giving day — a tradition that began in 2009 and has grown each year. According to the Communities Foundation of Texas, 81,000 people donated to about 2,500 different organizations last year. “The amount they gave…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — A family of three from South Fort Worth is in the hospital after house caught late Wednesday night. The Fort Worth Fire Department says they got the call just before midnight on Wednesday. “They had some people in the front yard of the house that had already evacuated and…… MORE
BEAUMONT (WBAP/KLIF News) – Concern is growing from some state and local leaders about prisoners who reportedly were never evacuated from federal prisons in Beaumont during and after Tropical Storm Harvey. The Prisoners Legal Advocacy Network’s Paul Holdorf said prisoners are suffering from sub-par conditions. “Prisoners who are in fragile health, especially those who are diabetics…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The number of Hurricane Harvey evacuees at the Dallas mega-shelter has dropped from nearly 4,000 to triple digits in just a matter of days. On Saturday, the city said there were 3,821 evacuees at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. But as of Wednesday morning, that number was down to more…… MORE
