WASHINGTON (AP) — With five days to go before a government shutdown, Congress returns to work in crisis mode. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means closing federal offices to millions of Americans. On Tuesday evening, the House is expected to vote on a…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets in Michigan during their strike against major carmakers underscores an allegiance to labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an instance when a sitting president has joined…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI said Monday they are not giving up their own legal fight against the Republican after his acquittal on corruption charges at his impeachment trial. Four of Paxton’s former advisers have asked the Texas Supreme Court to resume…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Leadership from the Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars and American Airlines Center unveiled the centerpiece of recent renovation on Monday at the AAC. The attention was focused on the new, state-of-the art, super-high resolution video board. The $10 million scoreboard is part of an overall $20 million investment in American Airlines Center improvements…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A white gunman from Allen who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in 2019 agreed Monday to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims. Patrick Crusius was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in July after pleading guilty to federal hate…… MORE
UPDATE: 10:50 a.m.: Farmers Branch police announced the toddler at the center of an Amber Alert Monday morning has been found safe. Investigators said 3-year-old Aylin Umanzor Carcamo vanished around 4:45 a.m. in the 2600 block of Springvale Drive just west of Josey Lane. The department did not reveal any details about the circumstances surrounding…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A toddler is dead and a woman is hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting last night at a house near Fair Park WFAA TV’s Mike Forbes was on the scene around 9:30PM. He reports that he was told by Dallas Police and an uncle of the deceased child that a random…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Isolated showers and thunderstorms may be possible across North and Central Texas through Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. NWS Fort Worth said Sunday that a subtle warming trend is expected mid to late week with highs around 5 to 10 degrees above normal by Friday. Scattered storms will…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – On Saturday afternoon the TCU Horned Frogs defeated the SMU Mustangs 34 to 17. Today’s attendance was the second-largest in TCU history, surpassed only by the season opener against Colorado. After today’s game, TCU has a three game winning streak and a record of 3 to 1. Next weekend the Horned…… MORE
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Border Patrol agents made more 181,000 arrests on the U.S.-Mexican border in August. That’s according to figures released Friday. The new numbers come as agents in some U.S. cities are overwhelmed by large groups of migrants that have arrived this week. More than 8,000 have turned up in the Texas…… MORE
