AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a coalition of 13 other states, and the District of Columbia, in challenging the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, the 3rd and 4th largest providers of mobile wireless telecommunications services in the United States. Paxton says if the merger, is consummated, it would result…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Republicans are facing an internal scandal that could threaten their ability to hold off Democratic gains in the state Legislature in the critical 2020 elections. The upheaval involves an alleged hit list of political opponents, a promise of access, denials and suspicions of a setup. A hardline conservative activist claims…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s only black Republican —Rep. Will Hurd — on Thursday became the latest GOP lawmaker to say he won’t seek re-election next year, jolting the party’s efforts to appeal to minority voters and wounding its already uphill chances of regaining House control. Hurd, a moderate Texan who’s clashed with President Donald…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Arlington – Police say an Arlington Officer responding to a welfare check reportedly accidentally shot a woman laying in the grass as he defended himself against an unrestrained dog,40 pound lab mix, that was charging him. The woman is identified as 30-year-old Margarita Brooks. Police Chief Will Johnson said the officer involved was a…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Federal prosecutors say a North Texas man who was captured by military forces in Syrian has been charged with supporting the Islamic State. In July, a grand jury indicted 23-year-old Omer Kuzu on one count of conspiring to support a foreign terrorist organization. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the U.S. will apply a new tariff of 10% on about $300 billion worth of products from China on Sept. 1. Trump tweeted Thursday amid slow-moving talks with China that negotiations will continue. But he blamed China for not following through on stopping the sale of fentanyl to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Several Dallas leaders are voicing concern about the activity of State Troopers in South Dallas. Amid an increase in violent crime, the Dallas Police Department called in the Texas Department of Public Safety for assistance earlier this year. According to DPD, the City of Dallas continues to experience an increase in violent crime…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Tarleton State University opened the first building of its planned campus along Chisholm Trail Parkway in Fort Worth. “This is a watershed event for Tarleton, Fort Worth, Tarrant County and the entire A&M University System,” said Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp. “This state-of-the-art facility and future campus will stimulate job…… MORE
DETROIT (WBAP/KLIF)- Former Vice President Joe Biden had a tongue-in-cheek plea for Sen. Kamala Harris at the start of Wednesday’s debate: “Go easy on me, kid.” But his chief antagonist and other top rivals did exactly the opposite on a night of political bloodletting that turned into the most negative moment yet in the Democratic…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — There’s a new ride-share option in Dallas for those who find Ubers or Lyfts too risky. The company Alto is offering its own ride-share service, where it has its own fleet of cars and hires its own drivers, rather than letting just about anyone sign up. Alto’s founders say it prioritizes…… MORE
