Plano (WBAP/KLIF News) – Developers have broken ground on a 27 story building that will become the tallest residential building in Collin County. Windrose Tower will be part of the Legacy West development in Plano. “It’s a beautiful opportunity to live in Plano,” says Mayor Harry LaRosiliere. “You can live, work and play all in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) Riding the DART Green Line home on Sunday, July 30th, Kennan Jones was brutally beaten by a group of at least 7 people. Jones says this all happened after he asked them to stop smoking their marijuana on the train: “All of a sudden, they started smoking. I’m like come on man. We’re on the…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump threw his support Wednesday behind legislation that looks to curb the level of legal immigration into the United States by proposing a skills-based immigration system. Trump backed the effort from Republican Sens. David Perdue and Tom Cotton in a speech at the White House. But the plan faces long odds…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – A majority of the Fort Worth City Council has spoken against joining a lawsuit that would block Texas’ ban on “sanctuary cities” from taking effect later this year. The law would require departments to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Police chiefs who refuse could be charged with a misdemeanor;…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — SMU students are being told they can no longer display their annual 9/11 memorial on the campus’ most prominent lawn. Every year, the student group Young Americans for Freedom, along with other organizations on campus, sticks miniature American flags into the lawn in front of Dallas Hall because it’s both one…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Congressman Pete Sessions says the House of Representatives has done its job by passing the Make America Secure Appropriates Act. The resolution, which now goes to the U.S Senate for consideration, would provide more than $650 billion for the military in the federal budget. It would also give troops a more…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) The real estate market has continued to jump to new levels. The month of June marks the highest single month for: “Number of New Listings,” with 7,190 properties listed. Jonna Fernandez is with the Collin County Association of Realtors and she says that timing has played a huge factor in the increase: “Summer months are…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – Religious groups are calling on Texas lawmakers to reject restrictions on transgender bathroom use. The Texas Senate has passed two bills on transgender bathrooms, but the House has not taken any action. Opponents of the bills gathered outside the Texas Capitol Tuesday morning. “Don’t be fooled by the lies and the…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 50 Houston business leaders, including the heads of some of the nation’s top oil companies, are opposing a Texas “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people – adding to an already long list of powerful and lucrative firms opposing it. In a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, the leaders…… MORE
OCEAN CITY (WBAP/KLIF News) — Vacationers on the Ocean City, Maryland beach found the body of a Plano woman buried in the sand Monday morning. Police received a call around 6:30 Monday morning, and first responders found 30-year-old Ashley O’Connor buried in a hole in the sand. She had been vacationing in the resort town…… MORE
