Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – This weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 will draw more than 100,000 people to Texas Motor Speedway. This year, drivers will notice changes to the track. For the first time since 2001, the track has been resurfaced. Texas Motor Speedway has also reduced the bank in turns one and two, but…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A suspected prowler was shot in east Fort Worth early Thursday morning. It happened just after 2:30 AM in the North Edgewood Terrace neighborhood. Police say a homeowner thought the woman he shot was trying to break in, and opened fire. Investigators say the victim had been arguing with a neighbor…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Boeing has chosen Plano to be site of the company’s new Global Services business unit. That means more jobs and more people are headed to North Texas. Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere says the city’s reputation helped Boeing make the decision. “We get things done, we move forward quickly and we provide an…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) Several miles of the Dallas North Tollway in both directions in Plano will be closed this weekend while the NTTA demolishes the remaining half of the old Tennyson Parkway bridge over the tollway. The bridge is being demolished and reconstructed in phases to accommodate the addition of a fourth lane in each…… MORE
DALLAS-(WBAP/KLIF NEWS) The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas was partially evacuated this afternoon due to reports of a suspicious package. The incident began about 2 o’ clock this afternoon when Veterans Affairs police were conducting an investigation that led them to an employee’s office, where the suspicious package was located. In a statement, the…… MORE
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Texas A&M University has tightened its policy on who can sponsor outside speakers on campus after a December visit by white nationalist Richard Spencer caused unrest on the campus. The new policy puts campus facilities off limits to outside speakers or groups with no affiliation to the university. The…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Vlad Brodziansky scored 20 points, Kenrich Williams had the first triple-double in TCU history and the Horned Frogs rolled over Richmond 86-68 on Tuesday night to win their bracket of the NIT and advance to the Final Four for the first time. Williams had 11 points, 14 rebounds and 10…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus all received a letter Tuesday from institutional investors urging them to reject SB 6, the so-called bathroom bill. According to the Austin American-Statesman financial industry giants T. Rowe Price and BlackRock are among the 40 companies that signed…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) The ACLU of Texas and Legacy Community Health are using some potty humor to encourage Texans to contact their state legislator in opposition to the Texas Bathroom Bill, also known as S.B. 6. The 60 second digital ad, which will be distributed through targeted Facebook ads, is called “Taking a Seat, Making a…… MORE
As Texas lawmakers mull a controversial transgender “bathroom bill” similar to North Carolina’s law that outraged top sports leagues, the NBA said Thursday that making sure its fans are treated “fairly and equally” is a key factor in determining which states it chooses to host key events – including future NBA All-Star Games. Entitled “Texas Senate Bill…… MORE
