AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Abortion providers in Texas say they have seen a sharp drop in patients in the two weeks since the nation’s strictest abortion law took effect. In new court filings in Texas, Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers describe clinics that have turned away more than 100 women under the new law.…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF)- An overnight fire injures one and displaced 23 families in northeast Dallas and injured one person who was trying to escape the flame. Flames were shooting through the roof of a 3-story Wood meadow Apartment building on Wood Meadow Parkway when Dallas Fire-Rescue arrived just before 1 a.m. Mike Forbes from our media…… MORE
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence broke a foot in practice Wednesday and is expected to miss at least six weeks, another blow to the starting lineup since a promising opener for the Cowboys. Lawrence left the field during the first practice in preparation for Sunday’s visit to the Los Angeles Chargers,…… MORE
FT. WORTH ( WBAP/KLIF) – The sister of a woman killed by a Ft. Worth police officer in 2019 is suing the ex-officer, the city, the former police chief and mayor. The mother of Atatiana Jefferson’s nephew says her son, who was 8 at the time of the killing, suffered extreme and severe mental and…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Ellis County kicks back against President Biden’s vaccine mandate proposal. The Biden Administration proposes to fine businesses with 100 or more employees $14,000 for each worker who is not fully vaccinated or consents to weekly COVID-19 testing. In response, the Ellis County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a resolution opposing such a mandate as unconstitutional. The…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Wednesday that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is receiving up to $5 million in federal funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as part of an innovative program to help serve underserved Texans in rural hospitals throughout the state. “This funding will…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that September 28 will be the date of the special election runoff to replace former state Representative Jake Ellzey. Two Republicans are in the runoff, Ellzey’s predecessor John Wray and the former chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under former…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced on Wednesday the creation of the Mayor’s Anti-Hate Advisory Council. The announcement comes after the FBI released a new report showing that nationwide, hate crimes hit at a 12-year high in 2020. Dallas also saw an increase last year. The new advisory council will discuss ways to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has told Congress that “enough is enough” in emotional testimony along with other young gymnasts about her sexual abuse at the hands of USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Biles used congressional testimony Wednesday to blame not only the gymnastics organization but also federal law enforcement that…… MORE
PARIS, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to take school districts to court amid the battle between state and local leaders over mask mandates. A Lamar County district court issued a temporary restraining order against Paris ISD in regards to its mask policy, which district officials incorporated into the school’s dress…… MORE
