NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 100,000 people were without power Wednesday morning after a series of thunderstorms tore through the Metroplex. At it the outages’ peak, more than 200,000 customers were offline. Multiple counties including Dallas, Collin and Rockwall are reporting damage to homes and cars, downed trees and power lines. Oncor’s Geoff Bailey…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Budget woes in Texas caused by a prolonged oil slump would be patched with cuts to higher education, kicking the can down the road on growing Medicaid costs and rebuffing priorities of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott under an austere spending bill passed by the state Senate. Texas’ finances are not as…… MORE
JUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Citizens of Justin are trying to get their town cleaned up after Sunday’s severe storms. Most of the damage done was to people’s roofs, with shingles torn off and laying in yards and streets — but the city manager says there was plenty more damage caused by high winds. “I know…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is standing behind Attorney General Jeff Sessions announcement to crack down on sanctuary cities. In a statement, the governor said he applauds what he called the bold action by Sessions that aims to end sanctuary city policies that endanger American lives. Abbott said the previous administration turned a…… MORE
LITTLE ELM (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Little Elm School District alerted parents early Monday morning that school buses were running about two and a half hours behind schedule due to Sunday night’s hail storm. The district’s Pat Robbins said all but 13 of the 48 buses suffered damage to windshields, headlights and mirrors and most were out…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Severe weather slammed parts of North Texas Sunday evening as large hail and a possible small tornado wreaked havoc on parts of Denton county. The Justin Fire Department reported of a possible small tornado touchdown. That storm also dropped a “massive wave of hail” according to eyewitness Shaun Dodge. Multiple reports were…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Speaker Paul Ryan has abruptly pulled the Republicans’ troubled health care overhaul off the House floor. The decision was a humiliating setback for President Donald Trump and congressional leaders. The bill had appeared all but certain to be defeated Friday. The roll call was on track to occur in about an hour.…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A voucher plan offering families public money to send their children to private and religious schools is headed to the full Texas Senate. Senator Larry Taylor’s bill would create state-subsidized education saving accounts for parents while offering tax credits to businesses that sponsor private schooling via donations. The issue has long…… MORE
A north Texas Associate Pastor is behind bars. Hurst police say they were called to Best Buy Thursday night by a worker who reported finding child porn on a customer’s computer. Sergeant Lonnie Brazzel says the computer belongs to 78 year old James Rankin, the Associated Pastor at Bellevue Baptist church in Hurst. The church’s…… MORE
DENISON (WBAP/KLIF) – Charges have been filed against an 18 year old Denison woman who claimed she was abducted and raped by three black men. Police Chief Jay Burch says they started looking for Breana Talbot after her fiance reported her missing. She was found partially dressed inside a church on march 8th. Burch adds…… MORE
