Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott on Monday announced the adoption of new rules to ‘defund cities that defund police,‘ as spelled out in House Bill 1900 passed by the Texas legislature last year. The new Texas Administrative Code rules subject offending cities to tax rate limitations, loss of certain tax revenues or other budget…… MORE
Associated Press LONDON (AP) – Shell says it will stop buying Russian oil and natural gas. The energy giant also said Tuesday that it will shut down its service stations and other operations in the country amid international pressure for companies to sever ties over the invasion of Ukraine. Shell says in a statement that…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fire Recruits with the Fort Worth Fire Department participated in a 100 flight stair climb at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex to raise funds that go directly to the non-profits assisting Afghan refugee families settle into housing and enroll in Fort Worth schools. Since August, Texas has received the second largest…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Society of St. Vincent de Paul North Texas has announced the grand reopening of the St. Vincent Center in Lancaster, following extensive renovations in the wake of the historic Winter Storm in Feb. 2021. The Center serves thousands of members of the Southern Dallas community annually. Significant water damage due to the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas health system is assisting the people of Ukraine as the Russian invasion of that country rages. Baylor Scott & White’s Faith in Action Initiatives announced on Monday that it is working with the Baptist World Alliance and the European Baptist Federation to send shipments to logistic centers in Poland and Hungary…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – President Joe Biden will be in North Texas on Tuesday. According to the White House, the President will travel to Fort Worth Tuesday to speak with veterans, caregivers, and survivors about addressing the health effects of environmental exposures, like burn pits. The President plans to visit the Fort Worth VA Clinic…… MORE
UNITED STATES (WBAP/KLIF News) – As Russia enters day twelve of its deadly invasion of Ukraine, more companies are cutting ties with Moscow. Netlfix and TikTok announced Sunday they were suspending most of their services as Russia continues to crackdown on what citizens and media outlets can say about the war. According to Bloomberg, Netflix…… MORE
Washington, DC (WBAP/KLIF) – The trial of a North Texas man accused in the US Capitol riot will resume today. The daughter of the ‘Texas Three Percenter’ militia group member Guy Wesley Reffett is expected to take the stand against her father today; just days after his son did the same. Reffitt had allegedly threatened…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Moviegoers in Austin, Texas, got to see more than one type of bat during a screening of “The Batman” this weekend. An actual bat was spotted swooping around inside the theater, putting the movie on pause while management called animal control and tried — unsuccessfully — to get the critter out, KXAN…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span said in a newspaper interview he is innocent and will be acquitted in the case. Billy Chemirmir remains in the Dallas County Jail as he awaits an April 25 retrial after the first jury to hear…… MORE
