PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Some customers of the North Texas Municipal Water District may smell and taste chlorine in their water for the next several weeks. The district is adding chlorine at water treatment plants in Wylie, Tawakoni and Bonham as part of it’s annual maintenance. The district’s Denise Hickey says “the purpose of adding straight…… MORE
QUINLAN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Search teams are now six days into their efforts trying to find missing retired Dallas firefighter Michael Chambers. WFAA-TV photojournalist Mike Forbes says more than 100 people have been part of the search since last Friday, with search members including active police officers to off-duty Dallas firefighters. He says the Hunt…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – One year has now passed since Fort Worth Police Officer Matt Pearce was shot in the line of duty. Pearce was shot five times by a felon during a chase in March of 2016. Pearce spent two months in the hospital and returned to desk duty in October. He met…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has passed a North Carolina-style “bathroom bill” that targets transgender people, but the proposal still faces big obstacles from becoming law. The 21-10 final vote on Wednesday came over opposition from big business, the NFL and hundreds of people who packed the Texas Capitol last week during 13…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) A postal worker is out of a job after Dallas city marshals found a large amount of mail dumped into a creek. Twenty pounds of unopened letters, bills other other sensitive information were found in the Cedar Creek bed in southern Dallas in the 75224, which affects residents in Oak Cliff. Marshals told…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) While the Texas Senate prepares to vote on the bill that would require everyone to use public bathrooms that match their birth gender, state leaders are speaking out. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick wants to keep traditional bathroom protocols. He says the matter transcends the transgender issue and is more about privacy. Patrick says…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to Senate Bill 6, which would require people use the bathroom of their physical gender in schools and government buildings. The Senate passed the measure 20-11 Tuesday afternoon. “I’ve been subjected to many jokes, everybody snickering and talking about the ‘bathroom bill,’ making light…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) The Sons of Anarchy are revving up their bikes once again, right here in Dallas. The creator of the series that ran from 2008 to 2014 is planning a spinoff and there’s a casting call in town this weekend. Kurt Sutter also played “Otto” in the original series and is married to star Katey…… MORE
WACO (WBAP/KLIF News) — Baylor has fired its second football staffer in a little over a month for misconduct not related to football. The university parted ways with associate director of football operations DeMarkco Butler this week for allegedly sending inappropriate text messages to a teenager. A school offocial told KWTX in Waco the teenager…… MORE
Greenville (WBAP/KLIF News) – A retired Dallas firefighter has disappeared from his workshop in Hunt County. No one has seen or heard from Michael Chambers since Friday morning. Chambers, 70, talked to his wife at 8 a.m. Friday on phone. His family reported him missing Friday night. “He’s a great family man. He loved his…… MORE
