AUSTIN (AP) – A judge has ruled for a second time that Texas’ strict voter ID law was intentionally crafted to discriminate against minorities. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of Corpus Christi on Monday comes more than two years after she likened the ballot-box rules in Texas to a “poll tax”…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The FBI and FCC will join Dallas police in investigating this weekend’s hack that set off all 156 tornado sirens in Dallas. The sirens went off at least a dozen times before the system was shut down around 1:20 Saturday morning. Investigators say the system was likely hacked from somewhere in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 3200 people marched through downtown Dallas Sunday afternoon calling for unity, immigration reform and activism. The 2017 Mega March started at the Cathedral of Guadalupe a little after 2:00 p.m. and ended Dallas City Hall. One man said there are certain times when you have to march to get your…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas politicians are reacting to Thursday night’s air-strike against Syria. President Donald Trump ordered the strike last night in response to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad launching a chemical attack of his own against his own citizens, leaving dozens of men, women and children dead. Congressman Pete Sessions says not just Americans,…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) The U.S. airstrike against Syria could have an effect on our energy prices. Dr. Ken Morgan, director of TCU’s energy institute, spoke to Dave Williams and Amy Chodroff on KLIF News and Information. He anticipates a near-term reaction due to the coming instability on Wall Street. But Dr. Morgan says any change…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A jury has handed a down a sentence for a woman who waited six days to call 911 after her grandson was scalded by hot water. Patricia Flores pleaded guilty in the case. Prosecutors say Flores was running hot water in her bathtub to clean the bathroom. She left and returned…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Arlington Independent School District said it has found no link between the Nichols Junior High School building and the reported illnesses of its students staff. In a statement, the district cited the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, which stated that the teachers might be experiencing heightened awareness, which causes people to…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Boeing has chosen Plano to be site of the company’s new Global Services business unit. That means more jobs and more people are headed to North Texas. Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere says the city’s reputation helped Boeing make the decision. “We get things done, we move forward quickly and we provide an…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth is marking the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm Trail, which connected ranchers in Texas with a railroad line in Kansas. The Chisholm Trail operated for about ten years after the Civil War. “The Chisholm Trail and longhorn cattle put Ft. Worth on the map,” says Doug Harmon, a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are investigating the officer-involved shooting of an armed burglary suspect Wednesday morning. It happened at the Golden Chick restaurant along Northwest Highway and Webb Chapel near Love Field. Officers arrived at the scene around 4:45 a.m., in response to a woman who called police on herself after she broke into the restaurant. Investigators…… MORE
