AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ted Cruz slayed the Texas Republican establishment in 2012 with his Senate win, took Washington by storm as its leading conservative flamethrower and finished second only to Donald Trump for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. His success was built on a frenetic campaign and tireless travel schedule, raking in small-donor dollars…… MORE
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North Texas Insurance Company Offers Active Shooter Coverage
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A North Texas insurance company is offering a type of policy that it said has unfortunately become a necessity for certain sectors of society…active shooter coverage. Seth Denson of GDP Advisors said his firm noticed a gap in the market after several high profile mass shootings across the country. “Originally, when we…… MORE
25th Anniversary of Raid On Branch Davidians
MCLENNAN CO., TX (KLIF/WBAP) — Wednesday marks 25 years since the raid on the Branch Davidian compound outside of Waco that kicked off a 51 day standoff with authorities. Producer Robyn Geske is from Waco, and joined Dave to talk about a story many people may not know about. Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP,…… MORE
Dallas ISD Students Attend Public Seminar About Gun Violence in Schools
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas ISD held a public seminar Tuesday to allow students to voice their opinions about the ongoing gun violence in Dallas and schools across the country. Chazz Ropper, a senior at Townview, attended the Course Correction Conversation and said he believes that limiting which guns are available to purchase is vital to curbing…… MORE
Students Thought Square Root Symbol Looked Like Gun
OBERLIN, LA (KLIF/WBAP) — A class discussion at Oberlin High School in Louisanna about math somehow led to a police investigation. Police reports show shortly after the mass shooting in Florida, investigators were called to the school to look into a report of a terroristic threat. When they got there, they learned that a student…… MORE
NBA Creates Hotline In Wake of Mavs Sex Harassment Scandal
UNDATED (AP) – The NBA is establishing a confidential hotline for league and team employees to report concerns about misconduct in their workplace. The move comes after a Sports Illustrated report that described a hostile environment for women in the Dallas Mavericks organization. Commissioner Adam Silver sent the memo to teams detailing hotline plans and…… MORE
Former Winter Olympian From McKinney Helps Break Down Barriers In New Book
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Olympic Bobsledder Johnny Quinn is watching the Olympics from his sofa in McKinney this year. He chose not to return to the Olympics after the death of USA No. 1 four-man bobsled driver Steven Holcomb in 2017. You may remember Quinn became somewhat of a household name after he literally broke…… MORE
American Airlines pilots push for increased profit sharing
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Pilots for Fort Worth based American Airlines are pressing the company for sweeter profit sharing compensation. The pilots recently collected significant pay considerations for helping the company deal with a computer glitch resulting in an urgent pilot shortage just before the peak holiday travel period. According to the Dallas Business Journal…… MORE
Waxahachie Child Molester Sentenced to 150 Years Behind Bars
Ellis County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Waxahachie man has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for sexually abusing girls younger than 12 years old. It only took an Ellis County jury 46 minutes to agree on sentencing for 57-year old Regino Salinas. Prosecutors say the victims told child advocates they were between 6 and…… MORE
