DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) – Longtime Texas congressman Pete Sessions is responding to a letter sent out by the Obama administration that threatens school districts across the U-S over bathroom assignments. Federal funds could be withheld if districts don’t allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice. Sessions has decided to send out a letter of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Dallas is amping up its efforts to combat the problem of stray dogs. Animal control officers are saturating South Dallas, concentrating on the area where a woman was mauled to death earlier this week. They are checking traps, canvassing lots, and talking to neighbors. They are also increasing patrols near the home of a pet owner…… MORE
WEST (WBAP/KLIF) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives has ruled that the West Fertilizer Plant explosion in 2013 was a criminal act. 15 people, including a dozen first responders, were killed during the incident. According to the ATF more than 400 people have been interviewed and they have several leads in…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Texas’ attorney general says Fort Worth schools may be violating state education law with new restroom guidelines for transgender students.… MORE
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Parts of the Great Plains and Ohio Valley could see severe weather Tuesday as two storm systems make their way across the country’s midsection.… MORE
FORT WORTH ( WBAP/KLIF ) – Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is demanding the resignation of the Fort Worth school superintendent. Kent Scribner recently approved policies that, among other things, require the district to offer transgender students access to single-stall restrooms. Patrick thinks that’s wrong and is calling on parents who support his views to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Dallas police are asking for help identifying a man seen on surveillance video. Over the weekend, another man was shot on South Hampton Road near Wright Street. He later died at the hospital. Detectives are looking for 25-year-old Jose Reyes. (Pictured left) Anyone with information is asked to call the department’s homicide…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Drivers in Fort Worth may notice a change on Monday morning.… MORE
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) – Forecasters say severe storms are likely Monday in parts of the Southern and Great Plains states, with tornadoes and very large hail a possibility in some areas.… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) A dog is recovering and a Dallas man is charged with animal cruelty. Police say Otis Gardner poured gasoline on a dog in the Oak Cliff area last week and set it on fire. Firefighters say when they arrived on scene, the flames had been put out. The Dallas Morning News reports that Jody Jones with…… MORE
