AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – The state bar of Texas is investigating whether attorney general Ken Paxton violated its rules of professional conduct. The move comes after the A-G issued a non-binding legal opinion in days following a U-S Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. Paxton told county clerks across Texas they could opt out of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – The Dallas City Council says no to a porn convention. The Council voted 8-7 to ban the Exxxotica Expo from being held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Senator Hutchison credits Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings with leading the charge against the event. “I applaud him for standing up and I…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A third person in Dallas County has tested positive for the Zika Virus. The infected person had recently returned from a trip to Honduras, according to the Dallas County Health and Human Services Department. “This was the result of a mosquito bite while the person was traveling in an area where the virus…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A boy who has been missing since his mother’s murder has been found and reunited with his family, according to Denton Police. Ricardo “Alek” Lara was four-years-old when investigators say his father, Ricardo Martinez, killed Maria Isabel Romero Medina, 27, in Dec. 2014. “She didn’t want to continue their relationship any…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The new superintendent in Fort Worth has announced his first major changes for the struggling district. Kent Scribner was hired in Oct. 2015, and promised to move quickly to try and get Fort Worth ISD on better footing. He’s eliminating 10 high-level executive positions. Most of those employees will be…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – A man is in custody following the attempted robbery of an East Dallas Wal-Mart. It happened a little before ten Tuesday night at the location on Samuel Boulevard near Jim Miller. A man walked into the location, displayed a gun and ordered a clerk to empty her register. When she didn’t…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A van carrying nearly a dozen inmates was involved in a crash in Fort Worth on Tuesday. It happened around 1:30 p.m. at I-35W and Meacham. “We received notification that the van was struck by a vehicle as it was exiting,” said Terry Grisham, an executive administrator with the Tarrant…… MORE
BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – The Bedford Fire Department is investigating the death of a resident at an apartment complex after an early Tuesday morning fire. Deputy Fire Chief James Richardson says fire fighters responded to the apartment near Tennis Drive and Bedford Road after 4:00 this morning after someone smelled smoke. “We did see a…… MORE
BRENHAM (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Blue Bell is getting money to make sure its ice cream stays safe. The Texas Workforce commission is donating a half million dollar grant to train employees in food safety. Close to 800 workers at the ice cream maker’s plant in Brenham will take part in the training. A listeria outbreak…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Dallas County will soon be able to test for Zika Virus locally without having to ship tests to the Centers for Disease Control. The testing will not be open to everyone according to Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Zach Thompson. “This testing is for those patients who meet the…… MORE
