Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is spending the second part of this week touring neighborhoods in North Texas. On Thursday, Mayor Betsy Price took him to several neighborhoods in Fort Worth. The two visited churches and community centers in Morningside, Stop Six and Cavile Place. Ft. Worth has…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – A judge has ordered the trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton moved out of Collin County. Paxton faces charges of securities fraud. Prosecutors say he tried to convince people to invest in a tech company without telling them he would get a commission. A judge has now ruled the trial should be…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A day after severe thunderstorms barreled though the Metroplex early Wednesday morning, there are still 14,000 North Texans without power. At the power outages’ peak, there more than 209,000 customers off line after the storm. Oncor’s Connie Piloto said this restoration is very difficult because electrical facilities will have to be…… MORE
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF) – The American Red Cross has set up a command center in the Dalton Ranch neighborhood of Rockwall where heavy rains and wind caused damage to approximately 20 homes. The agency’s Krystal Smith said two teams of volunteers are canvassing the area. “Case workers are here to start soon going with each of…… MORE
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
