AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas House speaker is apologizing to lawmakers for “embarrassing” and “hurtful” things he said on a secretly-recorded conversation with a hardline conservative activist in a scandal that has rocked state Republicans. First-term Speaker Dennis Bonnen sent an apology email Tuesday. It doesn’t address anything specific that Bonnen said and it…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A large crowd gathers outside Fort Worth City Hall for a community-wide vigil/prayer to honor those killed in recent mass shootings. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price led the prayer, she reminded the crowd to hug a loved one, smile at a stranger and make someones day. “This isn’t about red or blue…… MORE
EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – After meeting with victims of the Dayton mass shooting Wednesday morning in Ohio, President Trump will visit El Paso to meet with victims and first responders of the Wal Mart massacre that left 22 people dead. Many locals have mixed emotions ahead of the President’s arrival. A number of elected officials have asked President…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Fort Worth nurse who was seriously injured by a JPS Hospital elevator has filed a negligence lawsuit against Thyssenkrupp Elevator Co., stating that the company failed to perform routine maintenance that would have prevented the January 2019 tragedy. According to the lawsuit filed by The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, 56-year-old…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price is holding a community-wide prayer vigil Tuesday evening in honor of the victims of the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio. It’s being held at 6:15 p.m. outside the City Hall by the flag poles. Price said all residents are welcome. In…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Police in El Paso, Texas, have identified the 22 people killed in the weekend mass shooting at a Walmart store, but there are some discrepancies between that list and one the Mexican government released. El Paso police spokesman Sgt. Enrique Carrillo said the discrepancies could be due to the difference…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) — Former Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne is running for U.S Congress. She made the announcement shortly after tweeting that she is no longer with the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development. Van Duyne was appointed regional director for the Fort Worth office by President Trump in 2017. “What started out…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — A family who went to a Rangers game over the weekend says they were victims of racial harassment while in the stands. Jessica Ramero posted to Facebook after Saturday night’s game that she and her family were taking a photo, when she overheard a man behind her say he wanted to…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Do video games trigger violent behavior? Scientific studies have found no link. But the persistent theory is back in the headlines following the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas , on Saturday. An online manifesto thought to be authored by the gunman briefly mentioned the combat game “Call of Duty.” Then President Donald…… MORE
EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – The identities of people killed in a mass shooting at an El Paso Wal Mart was released late Monday. According to El Paso Police, the 22 people killed in the shooting range in age of 15 to 90 years old. 12 of the victims were men and 10 were women. 13 of the…… MORE
