DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department will be monitoring an anti-white supremacy rally in downtown Saturday night. With the event just a week after violence at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said special response teams will be available to respond quickly if needed. He said they’ve got plans in place…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Texas House has ended its part in the special session in Austin. State representatives adjourned for the end of their session Tuesday night. The House and Senate had been negotiating a bill that would require cities to get voter approval to increase property taxes, but the two chambers never agreed…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The City of Fort Worth has now officially decided not to join a statewide lawsuit fighting the anti-sanctuary cities law. The vote came early Wednesday morning after hours of speakers at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The final tally was 5-4 against joining the suit, with Mayor Betsy Price as…… MORE
(CNN) — In a remarkable news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower, President Donald Trump blamed the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday on both sides of the conflict, equating the white supremacists on one side with the “alt-left” on the other side. “I think there is blame on both sides,” he said. “What about…… MORE
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas Independent School District board member is calling on the district to rename all schools with confederate names. District 8 Trustee Miguel Solis posted a tweet late Sunday night saying “It’s past time to change the name of all confederate schools in Dallas. Looking for leaders to join me…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas lawmakers are one step closer to putting more money into schools and retired teachers. The Texas Senate approved House Bill 21 early Tuesday morning, which would put about $350 million into schools and another $210 million into helping retired teachers with their rising health care costs. The House, however, wants…… MORE
(CNN) – President Donald Trump directly condemned white supremacists and neo-Nazis in a statement from the White House Monday afternoon. “Racism is evil — and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans,” Trump…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a South Texas teenager. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office says 13-year-old Priscilla Martinez, pictured to the left, is 5’11, 160 pounds, has dark hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing black eyeglasses. They believe she was kidnapped by 41-year-old Rudolfo Nunsio Jr.,…… MORE
SHERMAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Raging flood waters across North Texas forced many people out of their homes over the weekend. Evacuations were ordered in Sherman, where up to six inches of rain fell in just twelve hours. Sherman police said flood waters from Post Oak Creek, which runs along the western side of the city,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) One person has died after a vehicle plowed into a group of people marching through downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, injuring 19 others. Following the incident President Trump addressed the nation while on vacation in New Jersey saying: “We have to heal the wounds of our country.” Trump gave high praises to the State and Local Police…… MORE
